- present participle of incubate.
incubating
Example Sentences
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“I had a chalupa yesterday to celebrate taco Tuesday. It had lettuce on it. Do I now have Cyclospora parasite incubating in my body?” one commenter wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“We are now taking the foundry part of what we had been incubating and creating that as a resource” for the U.S. government, he said.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
Dorset's much-loved ospreys are incubating another bumper clutch of four eggs and all eyes are on their nest cam, waiting for the first chick to appear.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Parents take turns incubating the egg, which is highly sensitive to temperature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
The resentments incubating in each man hatched into hatred.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
