Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of minimize
adjectiveminimizing (comparative more minimizing, superlative most minimizing)
comparative more minimizing · superlative most minimizing
- Tending to minimize.
“It can be incredibly stressful to field questions from people who have the best of intentions but don’t know how their questions are landing or how they can feel minimizing or insensitive,” Dr. Kaeni said.
2022 January 22, Alyson Krueger, “Oh, By the Way: I Had a Baby”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2022
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minimizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimizing
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“minimizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimizing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minimizing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimizing.
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