absent
adjective
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present).
are absenting
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present progressiveof absent.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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You are absenting yourself from choice, I doubt not.
From Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days by Emma Marshall
There possibly never has been a time when more people are absenting themselves from the church than at the present time.
From And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses by J. Wilbur Chapman
