Hastening p. pr. & vb. n. : of Hasten

Example:
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act contribute toward Hastening the start of the civil war?

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Defination from the web:
hasten. Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary. Jump to: navigation, search. Contents. 1 English. 1.1 Etymology. 1.2 Pronunciation. 1.3 Verb. 1.3.1 Synonyms ... singular simple present hastens, present participle hastening, simple past and past participle hastened) To move in ...