obsess
verb (used with object)
to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally.
are obsessing
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present progressiveof obsess.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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Newly converted Chinamaxxers are obsessing over daily habits that are as second-nature to many Chinese people as brushing their teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
But it may not be the one that investors are obsessing over.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
But beyond cut and color, designers are obsessing about strong and powerful women who are independent and enduring — perhaps even a bit scandalous.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2016
Stanford: "You train three or four times a day. If you are obsessing over every detail of every session, you would just have anxiety all the time."
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2016
Cannot they see that by substituting morbid sentiment for honest Rabelaisianism they are obsessing the minds of every one with a matter which after all is only one aspect of life?
From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by John Cowper Powys
