- present participle of receive.
receiving
Example Sentences
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Found weak and disheveled along the shoreline, the raptor believed to be nest cam star Jackie is receiving care while experts investigate what caused its decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
She said she had been receiving messages all day from her fans who had been telling her, “Wow, my eyes have been opened.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Before selling current holdings, they’d have to give seven days of notice, which addresses the concern that lawmakers might quickly off-load assets after receiving some grim briefing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It said the protection of sources is "not for the benefit of the journalist personally", but for "the public interest" in receiving information from him.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
And, she realized with a start, in all the letters she had received from Cecily since they both left school, her friend had not once mentioned receiving the same instruction from Miss Mortimer.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
