hold
verb (used with object)
to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp.
are holding
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present progressiveof hold.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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Spreads are holding up, but overall funding costs are set to rise, potentially encouraging stronger issuers to accelerate borrowing ahead of further possible Fed increases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It is a way of encouraging Chinese people to spend when many are holding back amid slowing economic momentum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
They deny they are holding accounts to ransom - instead saying they file legitimate claims on behalf of copyright holders.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“In general … people who want to work, by and large, are holding or finding jobs,” Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Yeah. Devin said that N’daa helps to get rid of the things that are holding on to me and that therapy is going to help me let go of things that I’m holding on to.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
