- present participle of germinate.
germinating
Example Sentences
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Don’t trample or pick the flowers and stay on the paths because even barren ground could have seeds germinating beneath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Deadwood-decomposing fungi feed germinating orchids, providing the carbon their tiny seeds don't have.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2025
When I was here in March covering Mr Gething’s victory, the seeds of his political demise were germinating before our eyes.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024
As Lee and Johnsen prepare for the next growing season, they’re nurturing hundreds of plants inside the atrium of their home as well as germinating and starting new plants from seedlings.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
I put the drawing of the man with the germinating brain in my room on the wall where I can see it when I roll over.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
