- present participle of read.
reading
Example Sentences
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They included Haaland reading, "I'd like to take you to the movies but they don't let you bring in your own snacks."
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
Investors will get a new inflation reading on Tuesday from the June consumer-price index.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 10, 2026
Here is declamation as we might have imagined coming from a rhapsode, for Mr. McKellen brings grandeur to his reading.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
Others held handwritten banners reading: "You made us proud, men."
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
She looked up from the book she’d been reading, eyebrow cocked.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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