digest
verb (used with object)
to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
are digesting
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present progressiveof digest.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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Meanwhile, investors are digesting the implications of the collapse in trade talks between the U.S. and Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
There’s been a general trend of profit-taking, he said, as investors are digesting the magnitude and timing of returns on elevated artificial-intelligence spending.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
When it comes to airlines, investors are digesting a warning from the International Air Transport Association.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Investors are digesting recent signals on potential U.S. interest rate hikes.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2023
“It feels like my insides are digesting themselves,” he wrote to his wife in mid-September.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
