- present participle of behave.
behaving
Example Sentences
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But these days, it is behaving less like a barometer of market health and more like a funhouse mirror.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
When materials undergo major changes, such as water boiling or a magnet losing its magnetism, very different systems can sometimes start behaving according to the same mathematical rules.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Now, I think it's Mediapart that needs to be told to put on its Kevlar vest, because there will obviously be a response to the way they are behaving," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Bass said her review would be a top-down evaluation that also scrutinizes the roles of dispatchers, supervisors and others involved in responding to reports of people behaving erratically.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ever since we’d left, you’d been behaving so differently from before.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
