infringing

/ˌɪnfɹˈɪndʒɪŋ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

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verb

present participle and gerund of infringe

adj

"…it is infringing to offer abroad a process which either consitutes an infringement…"
"Plaintiff further alleges that it is not so infringing, that such patent is invalid…"
"NHL says it's infringing to use the keyword NHL in your app about the NHL."

From infringe + -ing.

more infringing (comparative) most infringing (superlative)

infringingly

cringing impinging

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How do you pronounce infringing?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnfɹˈɪndʒɪŋ/.

What does infringing mean?

present participle and gerund of infringe

Where does infringing come from?

From infringe + -ing.

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