accumulate
verb (used with object)
to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up.
accumulating
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present participleof accumulate.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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You’ve clearly already put a lot of thought into it, what with accumulating so much in your numerous retirement accounts and signing up for long-term-care insurance, so you’re absolutely on the right track.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Samples—and a certain stink—are accumulating at Quest Diagnostics thanks to the cyclosporiasis outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Plastic waste is accumulating at alarming rates, and clean hydrogen is essential for decarbonizing energy. This technology tackles both of these challenges in a creative and scalable way."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
“That leaves providers in this space of providing services and accruing and accumulating debt without any idea of when those contracts are going to be executed and when contracts will be paid,” Maceri said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
They found Abelson laboring in a forest of one hundred towering cylindrical columns, in which uranium hexafluoride with a high concentration of U-235 was accumulating.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
