- present participle of explain.
explaining
Example Sentences
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But Warsh also stopped explaining how incoming data on growth and inflation influences how the Fed sets interest rates, called a central bank’s “reaction function.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
You don’t need Charlize Theron in a bathtub explaining this to you, right?
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
Most of all, you need to trust the person who is explaining it to you, Chatzky said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
"I have decided to go back home for a while and close down my hair salon because of threats," she said, explaining that she feared for her young children's safety.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
To assist Duane in explaining, he brought over the two books belonging to C.C. and turned to the pages that showed the illustrations and descriptions of both the great black-backed gull and the musk ox.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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