mind
noun
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc..
is minding
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present progressiveof mind (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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Most, as indexers, are just blindly buying — assuming that somebody else is minding the store.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025
But kids understand that no one is minding the store.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
No one is tending the fields, no one is minding the old shops, no one is clearing away the furniture and torn clothing scattered in the ruins of abandoned homes.
From Reuters ● Jul. 22, 2022
One is mending and the other is minding the net a lot better than he was earlier this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2017
The secret of success in life is minding your own business.
From The Lighted Way by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
