- present participle of count.
counting
Example Sentences
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Historically, counting out the ability of humans to find new forms of work has been a very bad bet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
“It doesn’t take long to count. The counting process is very fast,” Logan said ahead of election day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
Passenger Adam Joseph, 29, told BBC News that he had been stranded at Venice airport in Italy without air conditioning because his flight to Gatwick had been delayed by four hours and counting.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
France and Spain, among the countries worst hit, began counting the toll from the extreme temperatures, including a three-year-old boy who got trapped in his family's car.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
So on Wednesday I grabbed the stack that Hugo had set down when he started talking to Calista, and I started counting too.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
