- present participle of lift.
lifting
Example Sentences
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The UK government said it would provide military helicopters for heavy lifting, along with support from stand-by battalions, after a major incident was declared at the weekend.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Big Tech and the AI race have done much of the heavy lifting for the stock market over the past few years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
Intel joins Google parent Alphabet in lifting its capital expenditures outlook for the year, highlighting the heavy costs of the artificial-intelligence infrastructure buildout that have got Wall Street worried.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Renewed hostilities in the Middle East are driving a prolonged selloff in U.S. government bonds, sending yields close to their highest levels of the year and lifting borrowing costs for businesses and consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
He had his shaking hand over his eyes, but he kept lifting it to peek out.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
