edge
noun
a line or border at which a surface terminates.
is edging
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present progressiveof edge (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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Now it is edging into Wall Street’s terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
In other words, the lower Russian River is edging up-market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
After the end of the initial offer period, UniCredit Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel is edging closer to his yearslong pursuit of Commerzbank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
A title shot for Itauma is edging closer, although Usyk has previously ruled out facing him.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Zander is sometimes depressed, too, and Annabelle herself is anxious, and Sierra is edging toward an eating disorder, and those are only the things she knows for sure.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
