lessen
verb (used without object)
to become less.
is lessening
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present progressiveof lessen (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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Although, it has been pointed out by several players this week, that advantage is lessening with more of the Europeans playing on the American-based PGA Tour.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2023
But Girard Miller, a retired investment banker and financial author, in a column for Governing argued that the financial technology revolution is lessening the need for state banks.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
The stigma around not having children is lessening, and perhaps many people who would have begrudgingly reproduced will now simply … not.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2021
There are some signs that pressure is lessening.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
The cause, however, is continually in operation, and, accordingly, the crust of the earth has from time to time to be accommodated to the fact that the whole globe is lessening.
From The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire by Charles Morris
