explain
verb (used with object)
to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible.
is explaining
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present progressiveof explain (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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Most of all, you need to trust the person who is explaining it to you, Chatzky said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Priscilla Chan is explaining how the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative hopes to help “cure, prevent and manage all disease” by the end of the century when she drops an unexpected detail into the conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
She is explaining how she came to terms with losing her hair, the battles she has faced with her identity and the struggle for acceptance from others.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
Piers Morgan is explaining his out-of-character move to censor a guest’s comments on his “Uncensored” YouTube show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
He speaks each word slowly, as though he is explaining something to a small child.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
