gravitate
verb (used without object)
to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force.
were gravitating
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past progressiveof gravitate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Investors were gravitating toward large-cap, bellwether stocks, Mizuho analyst Nitin Kumar said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
"Unfortunately, many people were gravitating toward conspiracy theories prior to the pandemic," Manly observed, "yet this trend has intensified during the pandemic due to surges in online time, anxiety, and feelings of helpless."
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2021
Running against future president Barack Obama, Biden said he believed voters were gravitating toward the then-senator beacuse of his “aticulate” and “clean” image.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2019
In 2012, Robbins and his producing partner, Joe Davola, recognized that pre-teens and teenagers weren’t watching TV like previous generations but were gravitating to stars on Google’s YouTube platform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2019
Matthews' chip-pile showed where the winnings were gravitating.
From The Plow-Woman by Eleanor Gates
