menstruating
- present participle of menstruate.
Example Sentences
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All the things that a modern state has are in the hands of this old guy, who was, just months before, answering questions about whether a menstruating woman is considered clean under the following circumstances.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
He was part of landmark rulings that decriminalised homosexuality and allowed menstruating women into Kerala’s Sabarimala shrine.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024
Participants who enrolled in the study between November 2018 and March 2023 -- 71,341 in total -- self-reported the age at which they first began menstruating and their race and socioeconomic status.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2024
Some women sought the surgery to avoid menstruating in the fields, where workers sleep beneath tarps with no running water or toilets.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024
I know almost everyone here has stopped menstruating.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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