# peaking

Pronunciation: say "PEE-king" /ˈpiːkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of peak. — present participle and gerund of peak
   - Simple: Present participle of peak. Use this -ing form when something is reaching its highest point right now.
   - _Oil prices were peaking just as the recession began._
   - _Athletes risk peaking too soon and arriving tired for the main event._

## Noun

2. The act or process of reaching a highest point before declining.
   - Simple: The moment when something reaches its highest point before it starts to drop.
   - _The peaking of demand caught several suppliers off guard last quarter._
   - _Analysts traced the peaking of housing prices to a brief surge in speculation._

## Adjective

3. Pale and sickly in appearance, or wasting away from grief or longing.
   - Simple: Looking pale and sick, or growing weak and thin from sadness or from missing someone.

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