crater
cratering
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present participleof crater.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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That places the impact around 100 million years before a major increase in cratering on Earth that researchers have suggested may be connected to collisions within the asteroid belt.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
What they show is rock-solid economy, fueled by a boom in artificial intelligence, that shows no sign of cratering.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
A viral thought experiment by Citrini Research foretelling mass white-collar unemployment, cratering consumer spending and financial contagion tapped into deep anxieties about the technology both on Wall Street and among the broader public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
But the broader policy has remained in place and “the numbers are still cratering on them,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
Altogether it is thought–though it is really only a guess, based on extrapolating from cratering rates on the Moon–that some two thousand asteroids big enough to imperil civilized existence regularly cross our orbit.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
