regress
verb (used without object)
to move backward; go back.
regressing
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present participleof regress.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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And she seemed to be regressing on grass: She came into London without a win on the surface in two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Greyson was meeting all his milestones and speaking normally until age 2, when he started regressing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Moving back with her parents had felt "weird" as she had moved into her childhood room, and meant she was in danger of regressing to teenage ways.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
But Kidman isn’t debasing herself or regressing just for the sick sight of it all.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2024
“Barb” is what I was called as a child, and still am by my siblings, and I sense that at some level I’m regressing.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
