paralysing

adj

1. (UK, alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of paralyzing.

   “The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.”

   “Also in 1955 came the paralysing two-week ASLEF pay strike, which did even more to end the love affair between the railways and its regular customers.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of paralyse