prophesy
verb (used with object)
to foretell or predict.
are prophesying
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present progressiveof prophesy.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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In the first reading, Joshua tells Moses that two members of the people are prophesying, speaking God’s word, without a mandate.
From Time ● Sep. 27, 2015
The biblical passage admonishes: “Do not listen to what prophets are prophesying to you; they will fill you with false hopes.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2013
However, if this section ever does get to be the big summer resort folks are prophesying for it, you may sell out to some millionaire and you and me'll go to Europe.
From Cy Whittaker's Place by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Already pessimists outside are prophesying that on account of these questions we are doomed to utter failure.
From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 by Andrew Dickson White
When, in the minds of the deluded producers, the beholders should be weeping or sighing with desire, they are prophesying the next step to one another in worldly George Ade slang.
From The Art of the Moving Picture by Vachel Lindsay
