ghost
noun
the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
are ghosting
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present progressiveof ghost.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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But in 2026, not a single Hollywood blockbuster is programmed there, raising questions about why US studios are ghosting the event.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
“Usually hiring managers are ghosting us, misleading us with phony starting wages or working hours, then ignoring us. It felt good to do the opposite.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2021
No surprise, then, that an outpouring of concern among scientists and tech workers has accompanied revelations that autonomous weapons are ghosting toward the battlefield in what amounts to an algorithmic arms race.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 30, 2018
He does not think you are ghosting him because you are not ghosting him.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2017
“In a day and age where people are ghosting each other, never saying what about the other person made them go silent, this show puts it all on the table,” Ehrlich said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2017
