"precipitating" in the verb sense
1. precipitate
bring about abruptly
"The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"
2. precipitate
separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
3. precipitate, come down, fall
fall from clouds
"rain, snow and sleet were falling"
"Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
4. precipitate
fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
"Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
5. precipitate
hurl or throw violently
"The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
"precipitating" in the adjective sense
1. precipitating
bringing on suddenly or abruptly
"the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce"
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