ravage
verb (used with object)
to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action.
is ravaging
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present progressiveof ravage (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 virus has spread to six provinces and is ravaging areas where the presence of the Congolese state is weak and insecurity is widespread due to the presence of armed groups.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Refreshingly, it began the opinion with facts about how climate change is ravaging Montana and threatens everybody’s way of life.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2024
Bibi Hajira is one of 3.2 million children with acute malnutrition, which is ravaging the country.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
Today, the virus is ravaging Pennsylvania hospitals once again, with numbers nearing or exceeding those during the worst months of the pandemic.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
After a reign of fifty years, he goes forth to meet a fire-spewing dragon that is ravaging his kingdom.
From Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso) Smith
