nurture
verb (used with object)
to feed and protect.
are nurturing
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present progressiveof nurture.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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That has got to be one of the most vivid descriptions of a healthy relationship with money: You are nurturing the excess energy from all of the work you have done throughout the years.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Brunson’s Janine Teagues and her colleagues are nurturing educators eager to set up their under-resourced students for a fighting chance in life.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2025
And Mercedes are nurturing their 17-year-old protege Andrea Kimi Antonelli for a move to F1, perhaps as early as next year.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
“When we care for plants, we are nurturing something and are also getting something back,” said Lana Dreyfuss, president of the American Horticultural Therapy Association.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
They are nurturing and vulnerable because they care for their kids, but that doesn’t take away from their brutish masculinity.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023
