- present participle of gear.
gearing
Example Sentences
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Bass is gearing up for the fall campaign with a new campaign team, led by Julie Chávez Rodríguez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Another key issue donors are gearing up to influence is how to address the AI industry’s huge need for electricity.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
CXMT, which produces memory chips for smartphones and laptops, is gearing up for a Shanghai IPO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Above all, it aims to stand up to the Chinese, who are gearing up in this technology.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
I was professional enough about it, I didn’t make mistakes, but somehow it felt as if I were gearing up to fight somebody else’s war.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
