nurture
verb (used with object)
to feed and protect.
is nurturing
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present progressiveof nurture (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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The world’s most valuable company, Nvidia, is nurturing an entirely new asset class to keep chip sales humming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
A Sheep is nurturing, sensitive and empathetic, and the Horse baby brings energy and momentum into the Sheep parent’s world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
But for now, the priority is nurturing the tiny shoots.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2024
And in New York, where Ms. Bautista is nurturing her love for virology, the effects of these efforts are already starting to take shape.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2021
Her progress as an artist involves a lot of casting off and refining away, a process of retirement into a space that is nurturing and meaningful to her, no matter what the world thinks.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2019
