- present participle of accumulate.
accumulating
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The plates slowly accumulating a geological record of every meal cooked since check-in.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Heavy rain in Scotland may cause some localised flooding with a Met Office yellow warning for 20-40mm of rain forecast with up to 80mm accumulating in a few areas through Friday.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Pittsburgh’s star was shortstop Honus Wagner; pitching for Boston was Cy Young, who was on his way to accumulating a major-league record 511 victories between 1890 and 1911.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
One strategy would be to prevent harmful amounts of fibronectin from accumulating around the brain's blood vessels.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
They kept growing like nothing anyone had seen, doubling their numbers every twenty-four hours, stacking hundreds on top of hundreds, accumulating by the millions.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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