coarsen
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become coarse.
are coarsening
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present progressiveof coarsen.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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“There are people who argue, ‘Oh, my God, these debates are coarsening the discourse,’ and ‘Oh, my God, these debates are distorting the process,’ ” Lehrer told me.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2016
