leech
noun
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
is leeching
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present progressiveof leech (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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By claiming to believe in demons, the vice president is leeching onto another youth trend, and probably getting a hefty boost in social media algorithms for it.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2026
But inhabiting others for such grisly ends has left Vos haunted and drained; it is leeching her of her own humanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2020
It’s because it is leeching off the feminist zeitgeist and infecting it with its inanity.
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2017
Irrigation allows year-round farming, and the irrigated plants naturally create a weak acid that is leeching more and more uranium from sediment.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 8, 2015
