A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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This corner of Brooklyn is moving on to the next wave of gentrification: They’re culturally gentrifying the original gentrifiers, erasing the identity of precariously employed DJs who are experimenting with polyamory and microbangs.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
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
The gentrifying Reagan years that followed gave rise to archly analytic work addressing institutional power.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
Mexico City’s popularity among digital nomads prompts a return by a former resident, who asks: Could it really be gentrifying?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 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
