- present participle of activate.
activating
Example Sentences
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Wearers can record video or take a photo by touching the frame - usually activating a light on the glasses in the process.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Before activating my own Lightning Lane, I studied tutorials on Reddit and YouTube, where I learned that only suckers make a ride reservation and patiently wait for their designated time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
More time is devoted to setting up the dramatic situation than to activating it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Scientists at Ruhr University Bochum found that the protein produced by CD99L2 works as an activating partner for CAPN1, a calcium-dependent protease already known to be involved in hereditary spastic paraplegia and ataxia.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
The first Stormbreakers would have already begun leaving the plant, and in less than twenty-four hours the prime minister would be activating them.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
