blighting

UK
/ˈblaɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈblaɪtɪŋ/
blightingnoun
Gerund: refers to the act or process of damaging, spoiling, or ruining.
Translations
Blighting of the coral reefs threatens marine life.
Разрушение коралловых рифов угрожает морской жизни.
Urban blighting has left many neighborhoods deserted.
Городской упадок оставил многие районы пустыми.
Additional translations
Definitions
The act or process of damaging, spoiling, or ruining.
Urban blighting has left many neighborhoods deserted.
blightinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈblaɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈblaɪtɪŋ/
Used attributively or predicatively to describe something that causes damage, ruin, or decay.
Translations
Blighting droughts have devastated the crops.
Губительные засухи опустошили урожай.
The policy had a blighting impact on small communities.
Эта политика оказала пагубное влияние на небольшие сообщества.
Definitions
Causing damage, ruin, or decay; having a detrimental effect.
The blighting winds destroyed the early blossoms.
blightverb

blighting

Gerund

blighted
Past Simple
blighted
Past Participle
blighting
Gerund
UK
/blaɪt/
US
/blaɪt/
Translations
The disease can blight the crops, leading to a poor harvest.
Болезнь может поражать урожай, что приведет к плохому сбору.
The harsh weather conditions blight the plants every winter.
Суровые погодные условия губят растения каждую зиму.
Additional translations
Definitions
To cause to wither or decay; to destroy or ruin.
The harsh winter blighted the crops, leaving the farmers with little to harvest.
To suffer or be affected by blight; to become blighted.
The tulip bulbs blighted before they had a chance to bloom.
blightnoun
Definitions
A plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts, that results in withering and death of parts of the plant.
The farmer was devastated to find that a blight had spread through his entire crop of tomatoes.
A thing that spoils or damages something.
The abandoned factory was considered a blight on the otherwise beautiful landscape of the town.
An ugly, neglected, or rundown condition of an urban area.
The city council is working on a plan to address the urban blight affecting the downtown area.
blightadjective
Definitions
Relating to, caused by, or affected with blight; used attributively to modify another noun.
Farmers are testing new blight control methods to protect their crops.