- present participle of weather.
weathering
Example Sentences
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France is weathering a third heatwave in less than three months, with fires raging in several parts of the country over the past week.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
That shift in perspective comes after weathering some brutal setbacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
"We found that river CO2 emissions decline while carbon uptake through rock weathering increases as permafrost cover decreases," said Liwei Zhang, biogeochemist at East China Normal University.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
Carbon cycling in thawing environments is highly complex, and some weathering reactions can release CO2 depending on the minerals involved.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
The epoxide is popularly described as “an oxidation product” produced by weathering.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
