inhabit
verb (used with object)
to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals.
inhabiting
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present participleof inhabit.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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As a child in North London, growing up with a Jamaican-Guyanese mother and an English father, she was drawn to performance in part because she was freed from her introversion when inhabiting a role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I get the yin and yang,” he says of the pleasure and challenge of inhabiting men from such different worlds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Studies have even shown that inhabiting a character increases one’s ability to see from others’ perspectives.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The fossils indicate that the birds inhabiting New Zealand a million years ago were substantially different from those present when people eventually arrived.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
This is a tropical or subtropical insect, inhabiting South and Central America and Mexico, and in the United States normally restricted to the Southwest.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
