digress
verb (used without object)
to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
digressing
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present participleof digress.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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Elliptical, digressing, self-interrupting, parenthesizing, Herzen wrote as he spoke, in a torrent of ideas, reminiscences, and literary and historical allusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“You are digressing really fast, I’m just saying,” Haley added, laughing off the incident before promising to keep in mind his running-mate suggestion.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
But when I read it, I realized all the things I thought were my flaws — the digressing, the self-contradiction — in Bernhard that was the writing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
“I’m not comfortable with Goofy Uncle Joe,” Biden said about his trademark casual demeanor, before digressing about the lack of “inherent power in being Vice President.”
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2016
When we speak of home life with its relations and duties we are not digressing from the subject of gospel light.
From The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity by Charles Ebert Orr
