depress
verb (used with object)
to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
are depressing
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present progressiveof depress.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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Jobs are hard to find for the young and unemployed; high mortgage rates are depressing home sales; and, of late, inflation has again been rampant.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Sentencing all three at the same time, Judge Thackray told them: "I watched all the videos concerning each of you and they are depressing and horrifying to watch".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
“It’s easy to say they are depressing or bleak, but it’s not about that,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Evidence is accumulating that shortages are depressing German growth.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
On the other hand, there are books which are depressing.
From Study of the King James Bible by Cleland Boyd McAfee
