calcify
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become calcareous or bony; harden by the deposit of calcium salts.
is calcifying
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present progressiveof calcify (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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But amid the platitudes, sadness and shock is calcifying into anger and tension.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
More than telling readers anything new about the dangers of technology, though, “The Loop” provides evidence that tech criticism itself is calcifying into a mainstream genre.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2022
