animate
verb (used with object)
to give life to; make alive.
is animating
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present progressiveof animate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The question is animating some in this East African country two decades after the death of one of Africa’s most infamous leaders.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
"It's pretty clear that that kind of motivation is animating a lot of these policies nationwide."
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2022
“It’s pretty clear that that kind of motivation is animating a lot of these policies nationwide.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
This is Monroe up close, the way the world covets her; Monroe is animating her body in small, sharp, emphatic ways.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022
The presence of a beautiful woman, natural and good- tempered, even if she be not a L'Espinasse or a De Stael, is animating.
From Coningsby by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
