Definition, synonyms and related words
present participle of result
"The heavy rain caused flooding, resulting in the cancellation of all outdoor events for the weekend."
In plain English: To result means to happen as a direct consequence of something else.
"He felt resulting from his hard work."
Of something that follows as the result of something else; resultant.
"The resulting delay caused several flights to be cancelled for the rest of the day."
In plain English: Resulting means something that happens as a direct consequence of what came before it.
"The resulting damage to the car was much worse than we expected."
Usage: Use resulting to describe an outcome or consequence directly caused by a preceding event, such as in "the resulting damage." It functions similarly to resultant but is more common when emphasizing the chain of cause and effect in everyday contexts.
Derived from the Latin resultere, meaning "to rebound," this form comes through Old French where it originally described something that bounces back or returns. In modern usage, it denotes an effect produced by a preceding cause.