- present participle of plot.
plotting
Example Sentences
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His wife knows it as his “faraway look,” the distant glow in his eyes when he’s plotting his next shrink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
An outrageous score, with an outrageous slice of luck presuming Carreras was gambling to get anything on the ball, rather than plotting that particular flightpath.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Among those released in the early hours of Saturday morning was Wilder Vasquez, who was handed a five-year sentence in 2018 over claims he was plotting to kill former President Nicolás Maduro.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Now, in early 1943, the 33-year-old Flynn — the country’s biggest movie star — was plotting his flight from the American justice system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
But he turned around and said they were plotting to overthrow him.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
