- present participle of discover.
discovering
Example Sentences
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After discovering the cooling zone recently, Singh says he uses it for a few hours every day in the early afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
The researchers conclude that discovering life beyond Earth could rank among humanity's most important scientific achievements.
From Science Daily • Jul. 6, 2026
One performer described the worst possible outcome: working all week, staying up all night, writing sketches, rehearsing constantly, and then discovering on Saturday night that you don’t even need hair and makeup.
From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026
She fell in love with the city after discovering she could go shopping without being bothered, saying that she was "physically different since" moving there.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
This is the biggest failure in Greek mathematics, and it is the only thing that kept them from discovering calculus.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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