flex
verb (used with object)
to bend, as a part of the body.
is flexing
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present progressiveof flex (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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Fresh from her Oscar-nominated turn in Wicked, Grande is flexing her comedy muscles in Focker In-Law.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
The is flexing its muscles above the key round number level of $20, a threshold it has largely avoided in 2025, except for the brief spike between March and May.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Like a movie DJ, Kandhari is flexing a pulpy mood of big-city dislocation, building a trippy, jarring and blackly funny experience out of a city’s stray colors, sounds and personalities.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Elsewhere in the federal government, Musk is flexing the muscle of his brand-new agency with a broad mandate.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025
China is flexing some naval and diplomatic muscle off the southern coast of Africa just as tensions with the U.S. deepen on a range of fronts.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
