- present participle of number.
numbering
Example Sentences
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The stars of this "penguin parade" are from a wild colony on the island, numbering up to 40,000 seabirds at the height of the breeding season in the southern hemisphere's spring and summer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
There are significantly fewer Syrian TPS holders in the U.S. than Haitian ones, numbering around 6,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Despite numbering only about 2,000 individuals, the Bristol Bay belugas showed high levels of genetic diversity and relatively little evidence of inbreeding.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
"People are already familiar with the current SPF numbering system and it's used around the world. The numbers just need to be accurate."
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
This is true, but it depends on a convention for numbering years and numbering and naming months and days.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
