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/ɹɪdjˈuːsɪŋ/
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[ US /ɹəˈdusɪŋ, ɹiˈdusɪŋ, ɹɪˈdusɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ɹəˈdusɪŋ, ɹiˈdusɪŋ, ɹɪˈdusɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer
a doctor supervised her reducing - any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
How To Use reducing In A Sentence
- The speech was brimming with ideas for rewarding work and reducing dependency. Times, Sunday Times
- This can often create a lot of noise, reducing the quality of image obtainable.
- The Chief Inspector has suggested a complete overhaul of the good book, reducing it to a pacier 250 pages, a greater focus on “Floods and brimstone and other cool stuff” and a possible rewrite by Dan Brown to “Sex the whole thing up a bit.” Archive 2008-10-01
- Cooking the potatoes with their skins on protects the starch granules, reducing the gumminess. HOW TO MAKE FLUFFY, "BUTTERY", NO-FAT VEGAN MASHED POTATOES
- The frequency shifts show an electron movement toward -phosphate, which probably contributes to catalysis by reducing the free activation energy.
- I thought maybe my family would like it too (little did I realize back then just how much my family does not care for Indian food), and so I made it for them, increasing the mustard seeds but massively reducing the pepper flakes for my heat-averse mother (I did not know to sub in paprika then). Tried & True Goan Style Vindaloo
- This sounds like hokum, but it helped my cat immeasurably (by reducing his stress I suppose).
- The improvement has been across the board, with all divisions either increasing profits or reducing losses.
- Nevertheless, teachers may improve their effectiveness by increasing the frequency of positive responses while reducing the negative.
- Reducing environmental noise while one is trying to sleep can be particularly challenging - especially in university dormitories.