- 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
Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential regional crisis or conflict.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
One day in December, Nat notices gulls, crows, starlings and wrens massing menacingly overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Video posted to social media showed crowds massing at the Sheikh Radwan Cemetery for the journalists’ funeral.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
Detroit has already seen a peaceful massing of more than a hundred thousand blacks—think about that.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
