regress
verb (used without object)
to move backward; go back.
is regressing
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present progressiveof regress (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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However, despite acknowledging successes and changes, Welsh women have raised concerns that equality is regressing.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
They have produced one offensive touchdown and their once-potent run game is regressing as teams play the run, not believing Watson can be accurate on the deep ball after two years away.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022
Now, with her daughter, Callie, reaching the same age as she was in 1996, Shauna is regressing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2022
His behavior is regressing at an alarming rate.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2020
The boy is all bottled up; his energy should be going into play and work, but instead it is regressing, going back to early ways of adaptation to environment.
From A Dominie in Doubt by Alexander Sutherland Neill
