A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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Working-class Fishtown has been gentrifying, but a lot of old-timers have decided to stick around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
In spring 2023, developers in the quickly gentrifying West Adams neighborhood handed Sandra Mejia a 90-day eviction notice on the lease for her plant store, the Plant Chica, a business she started in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
The gentrifying Reagan years that followed gave rise to archly analytic work addressing institutional power.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
As I stood outside appraising it next to newer and much larger houses in the gentrifying neighborhood, a nagging question overwhelmed me: Is this really it?
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2024
As developers began to eye the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood years ago for redevelopment, longtime community members became alarmed at the potential to accelerate the loss of the neighborhood’s Black population.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
