animate
verb (used with object)
to give life to; make alive.
animating
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present participleof animate.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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Other issues also are animating the race, including debate over the response to the Palisades fire and a controversial housing project in Venice.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
It is about much more profound questions of Britain's sovereignty, economy and place in the world which have been animating our politics for more than a decade now.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
This provocation sets the narrative in motion, framed by Garbus’ choice to illustrate the children’s ambitions by animating them as pieces on a game board modeled after Monopoly.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
Democracy demands allegiance to ideals of human dignity and political equality, the protection of which is its animating purpose.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
Blood rushed to my brain; I felt an animating surge of adrenaline, of possibility, of a frontier being pushed outward.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
