'Distracting' definitions:
Definition of 'Distracting'
From: GCIDE
- Distract \Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distracted, old p. p. Distraught; p. pr. & vb. n. Distracting.]
- 1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin. [1913 Webster]
- A city . . . distracted from itself. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the eye; to distract the attention. [1913 Webster]
- Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass. [1913 Webster]
- Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted. [1913 Webster]
- A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Distracting'
From: GCIDE
- Distracting \Dis*tract"ing\, a. Tending or serving to distract. [1913 Webster]