is roughening
- present progressive of roughen (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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"Tom, I'm half-inclined to think that the water is roughening."
From The Young Engineers on the Gulf Or, The Dread Mystery of the Million Dollar Breakwater by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
The sea is roughening, and I doubt if we could pick up that scow in tow again.
From The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep by Durham, Victor G.
