stagnate
verb (used without object)
to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
is stagnating
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present progressiveof stagnate (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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Given all that, it is flat-out wrong to say that AI adoption is stagnating, says Ethan Mollick, a Wharton professor who studies how companies adopt AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Another complication is stagnating employment, forcing policymakers to walk a tightrope between lowering rates to boost the economy and keeping them higher to curb inflation.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
But perhaps most seriously, the Hungarian economy, heavily dependent on the German market, especially German cars manufactured in Hungary, is stagnating.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
Even as hiring has improved recently in some industries, such as food service, it is stagnating or even falling in others.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
It is covered down to the water with thick sedges and underwood, and where the water is stagnating, generates mosquitoes and fevers.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Walter Thornbury
