- present participle of perceive.
perceiving
Example Sentences
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That’s not quite how others are perceiving this “symbol.”
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Since dietary decisions are strongly influenced by reward assessment and physical state, targeted breath regulation could also play a role in consciously perceiving and more effectively managing eating behavior," Park summarizes for future research activities.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
"As adults, we overthink: 'How am I coming across? How's everyone perceiving me?'," she says.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
It is interesting that they’ve always been enormously vain about the originality of their policy insights, their perceiving before others the rise of populism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
But I relied on my sense, on perceiving.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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