imagine
verb (used with object)
to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
imagining
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present participleof imagine.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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Moreover, one reason for all the imagining from without is the paucity of figuration from within Sunni Islam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Often, the challenge is not imagining how life could produce a signal, but understanding all the ways nature might produce something similar without life.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
"When I bite into this, I feel like I'm about to land in Trinidad and I'm looking out of the window at the beauty," he says, still with his eyes closed, imagining it.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
In 2025, the Onion ran a spoof headline imagining the State Department designating the league a terrorist organization.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Either one is better than spending a life imagining what happened to Mom, Dad, and Javier.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
