present participle of cause
"The sudden rain caused traffic to back up, making the delay frustrating for everyone trying to get home early."
In plain English: Causing means making something happen by doing an action that leads to it.
"The heavy rain caused a flood in the neighborhood."
Usage: Use "causing" to describe an action that is actively producing a specific result or effect at the current moment. It functions grammatically as a verb form to link an agent directly to its outcome within a sentence.
Derived from Old French casser via Latin casus, it is not related to this root; rather, it comes from the present participle of the verb "cause," which entered English in the late 14th century. The base verb traces back to Latin causa meaning "reason" or "purpose.