wean
verb (used with object)
to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
are weaning
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present progressiveof wean.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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Tamar has two stepchildren who eat meat outside the home, but not when staying over, and an eight-month-old daughter who they are weaning as a vegan.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2018
It is revealing that many of these younger technologists are weaning themselves off their own products, sending their children to elite Silicon Valley schools where iPhones, iPads and even laptops are banned.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2017
At the same time, carriers are weaning customers off expensive smartphone subsidies, and encouraging them to use more data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2015
Brokerage firms across Wall Street are weaning brokers from their traditional roles as stock and bond salespeople who receive commissions when clients make trades.
From Reuters ● Jun. 4, 2015
Now these, as I said, are weaning considerations.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John
