- present participle of respond.
responding
Example Sentences
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The local prosecutor's office said police were responding to two men around 20 metres away who had fired fireworks in their direction.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Police said responding officers found the bus driver unresponsive in his seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
McCarthy’s unraveling marriage often kept him from responding to Bensky right away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
There is an objective set of facts, and you and your wife are responding to them differently.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Arf!, and soon the audience became a two-part chorus with half the auditorium chanting SAN-dy, and the other half responding with ARF, ARF in a manner more suited to an athletic contest than musical theater.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
