orbit
noun
the curved path, usually elliptical, taken by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
are orbiting
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present progressiveof orbit.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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It shows how all three objects are orbiting around a shared point in space, with the planet at a right-angle to the paths of the stars.
From Space Scoop ● May 6, 2025
Robertson explained that when planets are orbiting close to one another, they can pull on each other gravitationally.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2024
Such alignments occur when the planets in view are orbiting on the same side of the sun as Earth, from the perspective of Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
And the more satellites there are orbiting Earth, the more likely that one or more will interfere with an observation.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2020
The ships are orbiting free right now, scattered through quite a large volume of space.
From Industrial Revolution by Poul William Anderson
