A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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Wendy Schlotterbeck, a neighbor who had been summering on Hupper Island since the days when it had no docks or electricity, grew upset at the sight of the chief justice’s celebrating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Here are five other films where summering at a country house leads to significant power imbalances and lifelong consequences.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
He’s boastfully summering in Italy and reveling in his luxurious wedding on All-In, the podcast that he co-hosts.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2023
There's a Black elite that has been summering on Martha's Vineyard since the late 1800s.
From Salon ● May 3, 2023
She’d been fourteen, and her family had been summering on the coast of West Ravka, enjoying the seaside and performing in a carnival on the outskirts of Os Kervo.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
