- present participle of migrate.
migrating
Example Sentences
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Hayes said consumers had stopped absorbing price increases and were migrating to the biggest and cheapest stores as they hunted for deals and tried to manage higher costs of living.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Showers are expected to ease from the north during the morning, migrating southwards into other parts of Wales as well as central and southern England where a few downpours could still be heavy and thundery.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
As a teenager in 1992, Lobga joined an outflow of Tibetans migrating to India, which involves a dangerous monthlong trek across the Himalayas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
When migrating human populations entered unfamiliar environments, genes inherited from other hominins may have helped them respond to new diseases, climates, or foods.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Here thousands of migrating waterfowl came down to rest on the water.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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