causing
Making something happen
Causing is the present participle of cause, functioning as a verb form or adjective.
It indicates that something is producing an effect or bringing about a result.
The storm is causing widespread flooding.
We identified the causing agent.
Causing often appears in progressive constructions to emphasize ongoing action, or in participial phrases that modify nouns: A truck causing delays was finally towed.
Creating or making
- producingMaking or generating
- creatingMaking something new
- makingProducing or constructing
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
engendering · bringing about · breeding · fostering · mothering · fathering · siring · begetting
Causing to activate
- initiatingCausing to start
- precipitatingCausing to occur suddenly
- promptingGiving reminders to continue
- provokingCausing a reaction
eliciting · arousing · awakening · stirring · kindling · setting off · starting · launching
Emotionally moving
- impactingProducing an effect on
- shapingGiving something its form
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- determiningEstablishing with certainty
conditioning · swaying · guiding · directing · controlling · manipulating · persuading · inducing
Tiny fiery particle
- triggerWhat initiates action
- impetusForce initiating action
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- spurIncentive or heel device
accelerant · precipitant · activator · instigator · provocation · incitement · inducement · ignition
generating
Creating or making
spawning · engendering · bringing about · breeding · fostering · mothering · fathering · siring · begetting · yielding
triggering
Causing to activate
- initiatingCausing to start
- precipitatingCausing to occur suddenly
- promptingGiving reminders to continue
provoking · eliciting · arousing · awakening · stirring · kindling · setting off · starting · launching · commencing
affecting
Emotionally moving
- impactingProducing an effect on
- shapingGiving something its form
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
determining · conditioning · swaying · guiding · directing · controlling · manipulating · persuading · inducing · prompting
spark
Tiny fiery particle
spur · accelerant · precipitant · activator · instigator · provocation · incitement · inducement · ignition · agitation
inflicting
Causing to undergo
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- wreakingCausing violent harm
- dealingConducting business transactions
delivering · bringing · suffering · damage · pain · injury · distress · trouble · havoc · destruction
- causationeffect, because, causal chain, hence, consequence
- incitementinciting, instigating, provoking, incitement, instigation
causingresulting
Following as effect
suffering · undergoing · experiencing · enduring · receiving
- causing a stirPrompting excited discussion
- causing trouble
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