- present participle of mass.
massing
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Tankers are already massing outside the Strait to fill up.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
"During other periods of adverse weather the vessels returned to port, rather than massing offshore in these kinds of formations."
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
He adapted their simple massing and abstract play of volumes, graced them with a few flourishes of Colonial detail, and served them up to young clients on Long Island and in coastal Massachusetts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
A fire had ignited high in the hills of Pacific Palisades, and smoke was massing over the bone-dry ridgeline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
Seabiscuit rolled in, the fans massing by the sides of his van like snowdrifts.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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