gray
adjective
of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
are graying
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present progressiveof gray.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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They are graying and a bit world-weary now as they file into a courtroom in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
And like many historically white Protestant denominations, Southern Baptists are graying, with the average age at 55, according to the 2020 Cooperative Election Study.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Across East Asia, populations are graying faster than anywhere else in the world.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
They divided the year between reminding the internet that they are graying, keeping Botox boutiques in business, and feeling aghast as Generation Z, their successors, accused them of being old.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
In four years he’s achieved more wrinkles, and the sideburns and mustache are graying further.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
