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desolating

UK
/ˈdɛs.ə.leɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɛs.ə.leɪ.tɪŋ/

Translations

desolatinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈdɛzəleɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɛzəleɪtɪŋ/
Present-participle adjective derived from the verb "desolate".
The desolating news left everyone in shock.
Опустошающая новость оставила всех в шоке.
The desolating landscape stretched for miles.
Унылый пейзаж простирался на мили.
Synonyms
bleak
devastating
destructive
ruinous
forlorn
dreary
barren
desolate
desolatingnoun
desolatings
pl
UK
/ˈdɛs.ə.leɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɛs.ə.leɪ.tɪŋ/
Gerund noun meaning the act or process of desolating.
desolateverb

desolating

Gerund

desolated
Past Simple
desolated
Past Participle
desolating
Gerund
UK
/ˈdɛs.əl.ət/
US
/ˈdɛs.ə.lət/
The invaders came to desolate the land.
Захватчики пришли разорять землю.
The war had the power to desolate entire cities.
Война могла опустошать целые города.
Additional translations
опечаливать
Synonyms
ruin
forsake
waste
maroon
isolate
abandon
desert
depopulate
devastate
ravage
lay waste to

Definitions

desolatinggerund / present participle
Causing a feeling of emptiness or loneliness.
The desolating silence of the abandoned house made her feel uneasy.
Causing severe and overwhelming grief or sadness.
The news of the disaster had a desolating effect on the community.
Causing widespread destruction or barrenness; devastating.
The army's desolating advance left nothing but rubble behind.
desolatingnoun
The act or process of making a place bleak, empty, or uninhabited; devastation.
Centuries of warfare led to the complete desolating of the region.
desolateverb
To make a place bleakly and depressingly empty or bare.
The war desolated the once vibrant city, leaving it in ruins.
To cause someone to feel utterly wretched and unhappy.
The news of her departure desolated him, leaving him in deep sorrow.
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