- present participle of appear.
appearing
Example Sentences
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Chinook salmon swim upstream first in the fall, and coho salmon usually start appearing in the Scott River to spawn in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Fury's manager Spencer Brown has since said Fury is now enrolled with Vada, appearing to resolve another issue before the launch.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The same pattern is already appearing outside academia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Counter-terror police are leading the investigation after authorities were tipped off just after midnight on Sunday about three "suspicious" white vans appearing to head towards the air base in Gloucestershire, southwest England.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
He’d heard Katherine’s description of the janitor appearing and disappearing; he’d heard Angela’s description of the plane doing the same thing.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
