polluting

UK
/pəˈluːtɪŋ/
US
/pəˈlutɪŋ/
pollutingadjective
more polluting
Comp.
most polluting
Super.
UK
/pəˈluːtɪŋ/
US
/pəˈlutɪŋ/
Translations
The factory is known for its polluting emissions.
Фабрика известна своими загрязняющими выбросами.
Definitions
Causing or likely to cause pollution.
The factory was shut down due to its polluting emissions that harmed the local environment.
pollutingnoun
UK
/pəˈluː.tɪŋ/
US
/pəˈluː.tɪŋ/
Used as an uncountable gerund noun meaning ‘the act of polluting’.
Definitions
The act or process of polluting; pollution.
The polluting of the river has continued for decades.
polluteverb

polluting

Gerund

polluted
Past Simple
polluted
Past Participle
polluting
Gerund
UK
/pəˈluːt/
US
/pəˈlut/
Translations
Factories often pollute the air with harmful chemicals.
Фабрики часто загрязняют воздух вредными химикатами.
Plastic waste can pollute the oceans and harm marine life.
Пластиковые отходы могут засорять океаны и вредить морской жизни.
Definitions
To contaminate or make impure, especially by the introduction of harmful or poisonous substances.
Factories that pollute the air with toxic emissions are subject to strict regulations.
To spoil or ruin something by introducing elements that are undesirable or harmful.
The loud music from the party next door began to pollute the peaceful atmosphere of the evening.