firm
adjective
not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid.
are firming
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present progressiveof firm.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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Even peers like United Parcel Service, which reports earnings next week, are firming.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Therefore, prices for nearline HDD are firming, the analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2025
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has spent the first few months of his third term trying to ease tensions with Western countries, which are firming their alliances to contain Chinese power.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
With prospects for arranging and financing deals drying up, some investment banks are firming up plans to cut jobs.
From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2022
Make a plain omelet and when the eggs are firming, lay over one half of it hot seasoned tops of asparagus, and fold over the other half.
From Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs by Anonymous
