- present participle of mass.
massing
Example Sentences
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Tankers are already massing outside the Strait to fill up.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Mr. Bernthal, an Emmy winner for “The Bear,” imbues Sonny with a pinballing energy as he gabbles orders at the hostages and begins flailing negotiations with the cops massing outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
"During other periods of adverse weather the vessels returned to port, rather than massing offshore in these kinds of formations."
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
He also didn’t know that dozens of Border Patrol agents were massing nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Buoyed by this example of success, thousands of new migrants massing in the city’s second ward in 1917 and 1918 took to the polls and elected two black aldermen to represent them.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
