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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Both pairs have since rebuilt their nests in slightly higher locations and are incubating fresh clutches of eggs.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
As for the couple, Steers said Jackie and Shadow are incubating and taking care of the eggs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
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
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
