pore
verb (used without object)
to read or study with steady attention or application.
is poring
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present progressiveof pore (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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Now, Wall Street is poring over which companies will be the winners in the race to meet that increased demand.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
At the Sheba Medical Center, just outside Tel Aviv, Professor Hoffmann is poring over the MRI scans of pregnant women.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023
Today the West Seattle couple is poring over the event program, making final betting decisions on the afternoon’s remaining races.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
The family is poring over Ham’s autopsy, hoping for more answers and a second look at the investigation.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2022
Then he notices that there is a girl standing some paces away, also sheltered beneath the awning, and she is poring over the pages of a notebook that he is quite certain is his own.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
