- present participle of arm.
arming
Example Sentences
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Moscow has also massively deepened military and economic ties with Iran, despite US President Donald Trump warning both Moscow and Beijing against arming the Islamic republic.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Sathit, a shop-owner with more than 40 guns in his collection, cited the weakness of law enforcement in Thailand as his reason for arming himself.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Assemblage artist Betye Saar, who’s known for arming stereotypical images of mammies with deadly weaponry, and has influenced generations of artists, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Some AI-safety campaigners—many of whom already worry that AI systems will escape human control and turn on their creators—argue that arming AI would only accelerate the danger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Marchers were cautioned not to pick up anything they might innocently drop while downtown; the authorities might think they were arming themselves with stones.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
