- present participle of worsen.
worsening
Example Sentences
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It linked this to "worrying trends around girls' wellbeing" such as worsening mental health and social media use.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The program comes as young people in the state face worsening hazards fueled by climate change including extreme heat, wildfires and dangerous air pollution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Excluding last year’s generic revlimid windfall, underlying U.S. sales slipped 8.6% to C$362.9 million, with the drop worsening to a steep 48.5% on a reported basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some of these environmental influences may contribute not only to the initial development of RA, but also to worsening symptoms after the disease has been diagnosed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
One by one, following the tracks I’d made fifteen or twenty minutes earlier, Beidleman and the remainder of Fischer’s clients filed down through the worsening blizzard.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
