distracting — preventing concentration or taking attention away from something
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: preventing concentration or taking attention away from something
Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈstræktɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- My cat walking across the keyboard during video calls is quite distracting.
- The colorful advertisements on the website were distracting from the main content.
- He wore sunglasses indoors to avoid distracting his colleagues with his black eye.
distracting
ADJECTIVE[/dɪˈstræktɪŋ/]
preventing concentration or taking attention away from something
a focused student sits at a desk trying to read an open book with a pencil in hand. Suddenly, other students behind him start laughing loudly and chatting while pointing at something funny on a phone. The studying student's head turns away from his book toward the noise with a frustrated expression. His pencil stops moving and his finger loses its place on the page. The noisy students continue their animated conversation, completely unaware of the disruption they're causing. attention being taken away from the important task due to external interruptions
The contracting noise keeps attracting attention, so distracting!
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“My cat walking across the keyboard during video calls is quite distracting.”
“The colorful advertisements on the website were distracting from the main content.”
“He wore sunglasses indoors to avoid distracting his colleagues with his black eye.”
“The distracting background music made it difficult to focus on the presentation.”
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