transpire
verb (used without object)
to occur; happen; take place.
is transpiring
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present progressiveof transpire (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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This Musk v Altman trial is transpiring as the public has only just started to grapple with AI's complicated entry into our lives.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
"We're going to have to adapt the whole logistics of the operation according to what is transpiring on the battlefield," said Griffiths.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023
"Remember that what is transpiring in the media, what is being created is an illusion," she says.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2022
That’s analogous to what is transpiring in Alaska at the moment.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
The only way to know what mind is, is to look in upon our own consciousness and observe what is transpiring there.
From The Mind and Its Education by George Herbert Betts
