abate
verb (used with object)
are abating
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present progressiveof abate.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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Recent inflation data also indicate price pressures are abating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
But shoppers are spending less per trip as prices are abating and the company’s forecast is below Wall Street expectations.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
For the first time since winter storms began filling the long-drained Tulare Lake basin, state officials have announced that floodwaters are abating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Thomas's symptoms are abating and he expects to be released from the hospital in a day or two, according to the statement.
From Reuters ● Mar. 20, 2022
Her pulse is very high," he said; "but Mr. Langford tells me that it is not so rapid as it was in the morning, and that he thinks the symptoms are abating.
From With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
