accumulating
USuh-KYOO-myuh-layt-ing/əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt.ɪŋ/UKuh-KYOO-myuu-layt-ing/əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ/
- 1Present participle of accumulate. Use this form for something that is slowly building up over time.
Snow was accumulating on the roof all through the night.
She kept accumulating points until she had enough for the prize.
Note
accumulating is a form of accumulate
accumulate, verb: To slowly gather more and more of something over time, often without really trying. Full entry
- Forms
- accumulateaccumulates he/she/itaccumulating -ing formaccumulated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- accumulate → accumulating: drop the e, add -ing
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