gray
adjective
of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
is graying
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present progressiveof gray (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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He’ll be 65 soon, his hair is graying, he hasn’t officially pitched a baseball for nearly a quarter of a century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Nationally, the prison population is graying — in part because of inmates who were incarcerated under tough sentencing laws in the 1980s and 1990s.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
Three dogs gamboled about as Kristof, whose curly hair is graying, spoke during the interview in a shed.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
Costumes and makeup help to differentiate the eras: Ray is graying at the temples in the later scenes and Claire has cut and colored her hair.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2015
Her straight black hair reaches her shoulders and is graying only at her temples.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
