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Retrograding | Retrogrades

Retrograding meaning

present participle and gerund of retrograde

Using Retrograding

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of retrograde

Context around Retrograding

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

slowly 1×

Often after:

westward 1×

Sentence patterns with Retrograding

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

before slowly retrograding westward through 1× that is retrograding back into 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

baron said the 1× model guidance has 1×

Common sentence endings:

back into maine 1× through the week 1×

Words around Retrograding

Just before it in the word index:

retrogrades 2 retrograde 132 retrogradation 3 retrogaming 2 retroflex 16 retrofitting 64

Just after it in the word index:

retrogression 11 retrogressive 16 retronym 4 retroperitoneal 3 retrophin 10 retroposons 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Retrograding

  • In this selection, "retrograding" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, slowly and westward stand out and add context to how "retrograding" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include before slowly retrograding westward through and that is retrograding back into. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "retrograding" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with retrograding

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Baron said the messy conditions are being caused by an offshore storm that is “retrograding” back into Maine. (18 words)

Model guidance has been consistently showing an upper level shortwave trough move down the island chain early next week, then pinch off from the main trough to form a cutoff low south of the state before slowly retrograding westward through the week. (42 words)

Longer example sentences

Model guidance has been consistently showing an upper level shortwave trough move down the island chain early next week, then pinch off from the main trough to form a cutoff low south of the state before slowly retrograding westward through the week. (42 words)

Baron said the messy conditions are being caused by an offshore storm that is “retrograding” back into Maine. (18 words)

Example sentences (2)

Baron said the messy conditions are being caused by an offshore storm that is “retrograding” back into Maine.

Model guidance has been consistently showing an upper level shortwave trough move down the island chain early next week, then pinch off from the main trough to form a cutoff low south of the state before slowly retrograding westward through the week.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "retrograding" in a sentence?
An example: "Baron said the messy conditions are being caused by an offshore storm that is “retrograding” back into Maine." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "retrograding" from authentic English texts.
What does "retrograding" mean?
Retrograding means: present participle and gerund of retrograde
How many example sentences with "retrograding" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "retrograding", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.