- present participle of reply.
replying
Example Sentences
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I realized that replying to complicated requests or problems in anger or haste was never smart, so I kept his rule to slow my response time down eight hours for future correspondence.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Share your thoughts by replying to this email in your inbox, or reach out to us at [email protected].
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Local authorities were "promptly replying" to more than 800 calls from affected relatives, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Multiple meetings with us were never kept, and eventually he stopped replying.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
I opened the car door and got out without replying.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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