traverse
verb (used with object)
to pass or move over, along, or through.
are traversing
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present progressiveof traverse.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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Some of the few ships that are traversing the Strait of Hormuz are part of the so-called shadow fleet of vessels flouting sanctions on oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
When you are traversing the world at night and the next day you are part of civilized life going to school, you see all the different worlds in the same space.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
They also are traversing the ship delivering meals, which increases their contact with other people and raises the chances of becoming infected.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2020
These female queens are traversing gender boundaries as well as putting on outrageously entertaining performances, often in the face of prejudice and misogyny, even within queer culture.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2017
That's the type of woman of these silent places we are traversing….
From Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated by James P. Smythe
