hate
verb (used with object)
to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest.
are hating
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present progressiveof hate.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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Greenlanders are hating on the U.S. now, making it much harder to convince them.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
The teenager, who is from Queens, initially signed up “to understand why people are hating on the Jews” and left Birthright feeling “closer to God” and buoyed by a new sense of purpose.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2024
“The way I look at it, even if people are hating the car, any publicity is good publicity,” Hudson said Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
“A lot of people are hating on their play because it works, but nobody else can seem to make it work to their efficiency,” Saleh said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
Then he fell to wondering what Ramon Rotil was doing in a territory so far from the troops, and––– “Don José is one of the strong men who are hating him much,” confided the child.
From The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine by Robert Wesley Amick
