precipitating
/prɪˈsɪpɪteɪtɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of precipitate: causing something to happen suddenly or quickly.
- Her angry words are precipitating a fight between the two friends.
- The storm is precipitating a flood in the low-lying areas.
- The bank's failure is precipitating a financial crisis.
adjective
- Causing something to happen suddenly or sooner than expected.
- His careless remark was the precipitating factor in their argument.
- The precipitating event for the war was the assassination of the archduke.
- The drought was a precipitating cause of the famine.
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