- present participle of count.
counting
Example Sentences
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I guess they are counting on a playoff appearance to recover the lost regular-season revenues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The last thing she expected was for it to languish on the market for four months and counting, specifically because of the data center being built behind it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
"I'm no longer counting on survivors. I just hope the DNA samples will match. I want to be able to mourn."
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The CameraJet is also a $499 entry—not counting the cost of the necessary Dyson toothpaste—to a large, saturated and not-especially-fast-growing category.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The match would continue, indefinitely, until one player achieved ten wins, draws not counting.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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