What does "impacting" mean?

present participle and gerund of impact

What is a synonym for "impacting"?

Common synonyms include: affect, impingement, shock, affect, affective meaning, airburst.

Impacting

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

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present participle and gerund of impact form-of, gerund, participle, present

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affect impingement shock affect affective meaning airburst

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"Besides global warming, air pollution from the Indo-Gangetic Plains—one of the world’s most polluted regions is also impacting the mountains as these pollutants deposit black carbon and dust on the glaciers, hastening their melting according to the study."

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