The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile.prevailingpre‧vail‧ing /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun] 
The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile. the prevailing economic conditions in Northern Ireland2prevailing wind a wind that blows over a particular area most of the time
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- prevailing local customs
- the prevailing minimum wage
- A prevailing sense of relief and a chance for everyone to forge a career non-reliant on academic achievement.
- Careful adjustment of the screen angle and contrast to suit the prevailing light is critical.
- I don't need to conform to a prevailing stereotype in the search for distinguished and illustrious positions.
- In actual fact 90 percent of penises range from three to five inches in length, but dimensions change with prevailing conditions.
- Mr Sugar warned that prevailing exchange rates were forcing Amstrad to raise prices, causing demand to fall for certain products.
- The prevailing rates are published daily in the Financial Times, and are also displayed on Prestel and in all our branches.
- The prevailing tone was homosexual - there was no doubt about that.
- The greatest designers can sway with the prevailing mood of the moment, but remain fundamentally true to their own spirit.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile. the prevailing economic conditions in Northern IrelandCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile. the prevailing economic conditions in Northern Ireland (=the most frequent wind in an area)· The prevailing wind comes from the west.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· What, for example, is the prevailing attitude in the family towards the black child dating the neighbour's daughter?· The same ambivalence is evident in the prevailing attitude toward language.· This is certainly not the case, although this has been the prevailing attitude from senior nurses for many years.
· In July 1941, however, the prevailing mood about post-war employment was pessimistic.· Lukewarmness was far from his prevailing mood as he strode onwards.· Yet the prevailing mood of public opinion remained distinctly hostile to the regime.· These are worthy of repetition to the extent that they give some indication of the prevailing mood of practitioners.· The greatest designers can sway with the prevailing mood of the moment, but remain fundamentally true to their own spirit.
· The prevailing rates are published daily in the Financial Times, and are also displayed on Prestel and in all our branches.
· The problem is further exacerbated by the prevailing view as to the nature and constituents of leadership in schools.· The prevailing view of such work group resistance has often been that it stems from workers' misunderstanding of management's intentions.· But this very positive image is almost the exact opposite of the prevailing view about conformity before 1945.· There was a prevailing view that training schemes run by companies and firms were far better than those run by civil servants.· Given the prevailing views about where responsibility for curricula rested, these findings are not perhaps totally unpredictable.
· Protection from the prevailing wind can often be provided by rock outcrops or carefully planted shrubs in the background.· He also organized the compilation and publication of charts showing the prevailing winds and currents for each quarter of the year.· You must be reasonably fit and be sure you can handle the prevailing wind, weather and tidal conditions.· It was an entire nation of pragmatists, each individual swaying with the prevailing wind to ensure his or her own future.· They will adjust, bending like bamboos before the prevailing wind from the north.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1existing or accepted in a particular place or at a particular time SYN current: - He also organized the compilation and publication of charts showing the prevailing winds and currents for each quarter of the year.
- He faces the open end to the east, away from the sun and prevailing wind.
- It was an entire nation of pragmatists, each individual swaying with the prevailing wind to ensure his or her own future.
- Protection from the prevailing wind can often be provided by rock outcrops or carefully planted shrubs in the background.
- They will adjust, bending like bamboos before the prevailing wind from the north.
- You must be reasonably fit and be sure you can handle the prevailing wind, weather and tidal conditions.
The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile. the prevailing economic conditions in Northern Ireland2prevailing wind a wind that blows over a particular area most of the time