drain
verb (used with object)
to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration.
is draining
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present progressiveof drain (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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Long-term care is draining the estate during the parents’ lives.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Crude futures rose amid market concerns that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz is draining global stocks, while the U.S. and Iran appear no closer to a deal to settle the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Adding unpaid labor onto one’s daily workload is draining and, provided your domestic partner is open to ameliorating the imbalance, solvable.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
Eoin only sleeps for two hours a night and his mother said it is draining her during the day when she is caring for him.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
I’ve been so preoccupied that I’ve just now noticed Miss Andersons companion, a sickly pale man who is draining his third glass of wine.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
