incubate
verb (used with object)
to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
are incubating
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present progressiveof incubate.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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Dorset's much-loved ospreys are incubating another bumper clutch of four eggs and all eyes are on their nest cam, waiting for the first chick to appear.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Scientists worry these wetlands are incubating disease-transmitting mosquitoes and other bloodsucking insects, populations of which could explode next spring, Yuryshynets says.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 3, 2024
What venues and spaces are incubating forward-thinking communities, and why does it feel like few underground scenes in the last half-decade have achieved the critical mass required to influence the culture at large?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Small, local ocean conservation groups are incubating new leaders and fostering an intersectional movement, connecting the dots between ocean health, human health, climate solutions and social justice.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 21, 2018
Ugly, sombre facts have been unearthed in the no distant past, while others are incubating for an unsavory hatching.
From The Discards by Lucullus Virgil McWhorter
