stagnating in English

verb

1

(of water or air) cease to flow or move; become stagnant.

Pointed out was the fact that due to the closure of these sluice gates there was no flow of water, resulting in water stagnating in the khazan lands.

synonyms: stop flowing, become stagnant, become trapped, stand, become foul, become stale, fester, putrefy

verb

stop flowing, become stagnant, become trapped, stand, become foul, become stale, fester, putrefy
languish, decline, deteriorate, fall, become stagnant, do nothing, stand still, tread water, be sluggish
slug, idle, laze

Use "stagnating" in a sentence

1. You are getting old and our kingdom is stagnating

2. But stagnating local production would mean more imports would be needed, Jain added.

3. On the other hand, absolute rail freight transport volumes have been stagnating at best.

4. Most pond owners are advised to Circulate their pond water to prevent it from stagnating

5. After stagnating in the early part of 2000, GDP began to grow again later in the year.

6. The economy had been stagnating since the 1960s and the country had accumulated a huge external debt.

7. The physicist John Aitken thinks that the diseases of the hospitals are due to the stagnating air.

8. But they're not hip-hop messiahs come to lead a supposedly stagnating genre out of the dark ages.

9. Stagnating investment led inexorably to a reduction in the supply of permanent jobs in all sectors except agriculture

10. For instance, Disney hired a team of Anthropologists to help it rejuvenate its appeal to a stagnating audience: 6-14

11. Moi's regime now faced the end of the Cold War, and an economy stagnating under rising oil prices and falling prices for agricultural commodities.

12. One who travels in that area can see the frothy colourful pools of effluents stagnating on either side of the road and emanating a foul odour .

13. After months of nationwide anti-government protests over corruption, stalled reforms and a stagnating economy in the EU's poorest member state, Bulgarians are gearing up for a parliamentary

14. Gadar - Ek Prem Katha , Sunny Deol ' s rabble rousing Indo - Pak romance , did double the business . But Lagaan managed that vital balance between box office and critical acclaim . A superbly crafted story of human triumph , it turned theatres into stadiums and shook up an industry stagnating with the decade - old feel - good family formula .