- present participle of mass.
massing
Example Sentences
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Tankers are already massing outside the Strait to fill up.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Many of the fishing boats involved in the December and January massing events were likely part of China's maritime militia, some experts said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Now troops are massing near the border region, raising concerns that Ethiopia’s long-term ambitions will feed into a long-running conflict with ethnic Tigrayan rebels, who dominate the Ethiopian side of the frontier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
He also didn’t know that dozens of Border Patrol agents were massing nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
The small voices were massing together, getting closer.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
