gauge
verb (used with object)
to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
are gauging
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present progressiveof gauge.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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Finance chiefs said they also are gauging consumer resilience at an uncertain moment in the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Researchers are gauging abnormal driving such as getting lost, ignoring traffic signals and signs, near-collision events, distraction and drowsiness, reaction time and braking patterns.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
“Firefighters are gauging minute by minute the best way to put out the fire,” Mr. Payan, the mayor, said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
“Firefighters are gauging minute by minute the best way to put out the fire,” Payan, the mayor, said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
Yes," broke in the doctor, "you are gauging correctly the state of our knowledge.
From Daybreak; a Romance of an Old World by James Cowan
