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
Fish are roosting in the trees, all is topsy turvy, etc.
From Time ● May 23, 2012
On such sand-banks as are not already occupied by fishermen, flocks of wild-goose, storks, and other waders are roosting or fishing in the shallow pools.
From Burma Peeps at Many Lands by R. Talbot (Robert Talbot) Kelly
