- present participle of confer.
conferring
Example Sentences
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U.S. and allied military planners, meanwhile, have spent months conferring on new blueprints for their combined force structures in Europe, under which the U.S. would reduce its nonnuclear deployments and Europeans would gradually fill gaps.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"After conferring with the league office, because Lamar didn't take starter reps in practice, we updated our report to reflect his practice participation," the Ravens said.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
But Indians in the US face the longest wait of any foreign nationality to receive a green card conferring lawful permanent residency.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
Usually if you have something come out and really start to spread internationally, and grow and take over, there’s some pretty apparent change that is conferring that kind of advantage to it.
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2024
Leo stood at the helm, conferring with Festus through the intercom; he knew from experience to give Jason and Piper some space.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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