wreak
verb (used with object)
to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.).
is wreaking
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present progressiveof wreak (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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Plus, Kevin Warsh is putting a September rate hike in play, and the strongest El Niño in a generation is wreaking havoc on the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Climate change is wreaking havoc on agriculture, bringing stronger storms, longer droughts, erratic rainfall and rising temperatures.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2026
The mood, however, isn’t that of a classroom, as the actor manning the lab plays the scene for laughs — all that electrical energy is wreaking havoc on her mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
Claire Holland, chairwoman of London Councils, which represents the 33 based in the city, says the housing crisis is "wreaking havoc on town hall finances across the capital" and that “the current outlook is bleak”.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024
Step by step, as he gives way to evil, we see the degradation of his heart and mind, how the unfailing Nemesis is wreaking its vengeance upon him.
From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by George Willis Cooke
