Accumulating

verb

verb ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of accumulate form-of, gerund, participle, present

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addition

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"The world's 50,000 large dams are a known source of methane, which bubbles up from the organic matter in the sediment accumulating behind the barrier."

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