mint
noun
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
are minting
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present progressiveof mint.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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Others, like the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, and the British Museum, are minting and selling them from works in their collections.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
Wanting to capitalize on the hype, many unknown and struggling digital artists are minting and selling whatever they can as NFTs, and it’s making a big difference in some of their lives.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2021
And it featured 10 candidates who have grown familiar to viewers, whereas the impeachment hearings, like the Watergate sessions of the 1970s, are minting a fresh group of small-screen stars.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2019
Authorship is the coin of scholarship — and some researchers are minting a lot.
From Nature ● Sep. 11, 2018
I assure you that just behind the firing-line people are minting money out of our occupation.
From War Letters of a Public-School Boy by Henry Paul Mainwaring Jones
