perfect
adjective
matching in every detail the definition of an ideal type of something.
is perfecting
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present progressiveof perfect (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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"Carlos certainly didn't invent tennis, but he is perfecting it," former British player Mark Petchey added on TNT Sports.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025
What has not changed is the company’s basic goal, which is perfecting the consumer experience.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 18, 2019
New firms abound: Tissue Testing Technologies is working on ways of warming organs uniformly; Sylvatica Biotech is perfecting recipes for cryoprotectants; X-therma is attempting to mimic cryoprotective proteins.
From Economist ● Feb. 4, 2016
There's a tremendous solo from a woman who announces that she is perfecting her imitations.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2013
While Allen is perfecting his arrangements, it may not be amiss to glance at the condition of affairs as he found them.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Herbert Joyce
