polluting

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pollute

comparative more polluting · superlative most polluting

1. Causing pollution; having a tendency to pollute.

   But because rare earths are polluting to mine and process, it can take nearly three decades to get permission to open and operate a rare-earth mine in America, so finding substitutes won’t be easy.

   2025 April 19, Nicholas Kristof, “What Trump Isn’t Telling You About His Trade War With China”, in The New York Times

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   De-icing a plane is expensive, polluting, and time-consuming, so when sudden weather changes mean it has to be done twice, that has an impact on the bottom line, the environment and on-time departures.

   2023 May 5, Julie Weed, “AI Is Helping Airlines Prevent Delays and Turbulence”, in The New York Times