Definitions
drawing attention away from what someone is doing or should notice.
Used in a sentence
“Sending a text message was considered to be the most distracting activity to perform while driving. From the list, the least distracting activity was having a conversation with a passenger.”
“Whenever you make one aspect of a behavior more difficult (a more distracting environment), you want to make other aspects easier (walking beside the dog rather than twenty feet away).”
“Please don't make a lot of loud, unnecessary noises—slamming the desk or copy machine drawer closed, etc. This is very distracting and rude.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Draws attention away”11 letters
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