auction
noun
a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
is auctioning
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present progressiveof auction (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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Only Germany is auctioning bonds on Wednesday, with a total of 2 billion euros in 2041- and 2047-dated Bunds on offer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Japan is auctioning 40-year bonds on Wednesday, and weak demand would raise the risk of renewed selling.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Marshals Service, is auctioning off a superyacht, the $300-million-plus Amadea, which currently sits in a San Diego harbor, with a bid deposit starting at $10 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
According to Complex, sourcing intel first reported on by TMZ, the auction house Gotta Have Rock and Roll is auctioning off two unreleased cassette tapes containing 12 previously unheard tracks from the late pop star.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2025
But the im Kinsky auction house in Vienna, which is auctioning the artwork, suggests the painting could also depict one of the two daughters of Justus Lieser and his wife Henriette.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024
