- present participle of lift.
lifting
Example Sentences
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As the lightest element, hydrogen has the greatest lifting capacity but is also highly explosive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
She was home alone and needed help lifting her beloved pet’s body into her car so she could take it to be cremated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Martine Barons, from Stratford-upon-Avon, said she began lifting weights during lockdown after listening to a seminar that said women going through menopause should run less and lift more.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
At this point, markets risk having a bad reaction if the Fed surprises investors by not lifting its policy rate, Michael Rosen, chief investment officer at Angeles Investment Advisors, told MarketWatch in an interview.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The roof was lifting off the little shack.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
