roost
noun
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
are roosting
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present progressiveof roost.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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Chicken thighs are roosting in recipes from high-end wellness resorts for top spenders and in the grocery carts of average consumers who are increasingly steering toward poultry because of record-high beef prices in recent months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Anders Hedenström, an evolutionary ecologist at Lund University in Sweden, says the inertia finding makes sense, especially when bats are roosting.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 16, 2015
David Chiles, president of the Little River Audubon Society, said the fact that migratory flocks are roosting in the city rather than flying further south is tied to climate warming.
From Reuters ● Feb. 19, 2013
Nets or other traps are placed at cave entrances or other places where bats are roosting.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2012
Owls are roosting on the chimney-pots, and a stickleback has jumped out of the pond.
From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 26, 1892 by Various
