describe
verb (used with object)
to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of.
are describing
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present progressiveof describe.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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I put “runs out of money” in quotes, because that is how many in the popular press are describing what may happen six years from now.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
You are describing hybrid quantum computing, an approach championed by people like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Chief marketing officers like Kimberly Storin at Zoom are grappling with the ever-changing ways that LLMs are describing their companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
When scientists refer to "maps" in the brain, they are describing how different regions organize information about the body and surrounding space.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
The second, and perhaps more interesting, fact about these explanations is that all of them are describing a very different way of tipping an epidemic.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
