are massing
- present progressive of mass.
Example Sentences
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Now troops are massing near the border region, raising concerns that Ethiopia’s long-term ambitions will feed into a long-running conflict with ethnic Tigrayan rebels, who dominate the Ethiopian side of the frontier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
Troops from English regiments of the British army are massing north of Glasgow to turn back an expected assault on the nation's largest city.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023
"If the Russians are massing troops on the border that will make us nervous, if we are massing troops on the border that will make them nervous."
From Reuters ● May 18, 2023
In Great Britain, crowds are massing at stadiums and some seem weary of masking and other mandates, despite a surge in infections.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
"We know where the wildlings are massing," Mormont came back.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
