lessen
verb (used without object)
to become less.
am lessening
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present progressiveof lessen (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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And talking of self-respect, dear, I begin to perceive with pain that I am lessening the aforesaid modicum considerably in telling you all this.
From Quisisana, or Rest at Last by Friedrich Spielhagen
