# experiencing

Pronunciation: say "ik-SPEER-ee-uhns-ing" US /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns.ɪŋ/, UK /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of experience. — present participle and gerund of experience
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of experience. Use this form when something is happening right now, or as the name of an action.
   - _The region is experiencing record levels of rainfall this season._
   - _Experiencing a foreign culture firsthand changed her perspective entirely._

## Noun

2. The process of undergoing an event or situation, or the act of living through it as it unfolds.
   - Simple: The act of living through something and feeling what happens as it happens.
   - _The experiencing of grief unfolds differently for every person._
   - _Direct experiencing of the disaster gave the survivors insight no report could._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/experiencing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).