- present participle of receive.
receiving
Example Sentences
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Seated on a throne-like chair, with his family in his shadow, Ludovico is receiving a message while courtiers of diminishing importance trail off to the right behind a shimmering gold curtain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Xi thanked his hosts for receiving him and his wife with "meticulous care and consideration"
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
To be sure, investors today are receiving higher coupon payments on newly issued bonds than they have in decades.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Standout freshman wide receiver Trent Mosley, who racked up 13 catches, 255 yards, four receiving touchdowns and a punt-return touchdown in his first three games with USC, was listed as doubtful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Friends and advisors reminded him that if he accepted, he’d be the only chess player ever to have a ticker-tape parade, and probably there’d never be another chess player receiving the distinction.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
