say it: kuhn-TRI-byoo-ting
contributing is an adjective meaning "tending to bring about; being partly responsible for". It carries one recorded sense.
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
“working conditions are not conducive to productivity”
“the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city”
“a contributory factor”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for contributing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.