Mutating
adj, verb
adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of mutate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Causing or tending to cause mutation. not-comparable
"The mutating process that cells undergo can lead to cancer."
- 2 Having the ability to make changes to data other than its makeup. not-comparable
"The begin() member of std::string returns a mutating iterator."
Example
More examples"Ziri began mutating after a few minutes."