menstruate
verb (used without object)
to undergo menstruation.
is menstruating
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present progressiveof menstruate (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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Sometimes a female-bodied performer is menstruating; most companies hide this, either because their payment systems’ guidelines require it or fear of obscenity prosecution.
From The Verge ● Sep. 26, 2015
It was not strange for her to be in this space, haunted as it was with violent memories, because she still sleeps here each month when she is menstruating.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2013
It’s nearly impossible for a girl who is menstruating and has nowhere to change or dispose of her pad.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2012
