straighten
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become straight in direction, form, position, character, conduct, condition, etc. (often followed by up orout ).
are straightening
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present progressiveof straighten.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 helps you understand why you’re doing the things you’re doing, why all these women are straightening their hair, for instance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
"Things are straightening out a bit," said the superintendent.
From The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest
"We are awfully pleased, Ralph, that affairs are straightening out so comfortably," Ruth began.
From The Ranch Girls at Home Again by Margaret Vandercook
It has been a hot, parching summer day, and now that the night draws on all the flagging flowers in the cottage-borders are straightening themselves anew, and lifting their leaves to the dews.
From Nancy by Rhoda Broughton
While we are straightening out matters and putting things on a solid basis, it seems to me essential to settle that.
From The Stillwater Tragedy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
