- present participle of weigh.
weighing
Example Sentences
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Other long-term Treasurys yields also surged in the third quarter, weighing on the U.S. bond market as it broadly booked a quarterly loss.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
AI giant Anthropic is weighing November for a potential listing after originally considering earlier in the fall, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
That has raised expectations among analysts that the ECB will have to tighten monetary policy further in the coming months to rein in inflation, potentially weighing on the eurozone's economic growth.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Scotland fans came to Hampden to welcome the new man, Sebastien Pocognoli, and left with all the woes of old weighing them down as they went.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
My bag is empty, but it feels like a ton of stones weighing down my shoulders.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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