convalesce
verb (used without object)
to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
am convalescing
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present progressiveof convalesce (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I have the pleasure to inform you that I am convalescing and hoping these lines may find you in the same improving state of health.
From Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 by John George Nicolay
"And oh, won't we have a time, my girl, while I am convalescing!"
From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Cornelia Stratton Parker
