modulate
verb (used with object)
to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
is modulating
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present progressiveof modulate (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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One of the best features of tankless units is modulating heating that increases or decreases based on demand.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
We've about concluded that somehow our amplifier system is modulating the incoming hydrogen signal from the antenna.
From The Egyptian Cat Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
The young man has his fingers on the keys; he is modulating in a mood of grave and sustained emotion; his head is turned away towards an old man standing near him.
From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by John Addington Symonds
The “beat note” current of 30,000 cycles varies, therefore, in accordance with the voice which is modulating at the distant sending station.
From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by John Mills
