display
verb (used with object)
to show or exhibit; make visible.
is displaying
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present progressiveof display (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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By the time a tree is displaying symptoms—three to five years, in most cases—it’s too late.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Chinese producer Honor is displaying what it calls a "robot phone" designed to function as a portable AI companion.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
The Worcester Plinth is displaying a sculpture by Sarah Dukes titled 'The Gulls' which can currently be seen at the play park on Lansdowne Road.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Ultimately, your 40-something girlfriend is displaying white-flag behavior.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2025
Here is an example: a British anthropologist named Dr. Louis S. B. Leakey is displaying some fossil bones—a foot, part of a hand, some jaws, and skull fragments.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
