entraining

verb

present participle of entrain
as in enplaning

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  1. mounting
  2. getting in
  3. boarding
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  • There’s no mounting panic, no erotic urgency, and no persuasive reason these two characters must sleep together before sunrise in a New Year’s Eve-like framing.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Trump is also under mounting pressure to end an unpopular war ahead of midterm congressional elections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of mounting
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  • Today, Uncle Ted and Aunt Linda aren’t really getting in on the AI frenzy.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • The lock was left on the ground, and the suspects were not successful in getting in the vehicle.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Definition of getting in
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  • That loss has translated into over 40,000 industry jobs gone, vendors boarding up their storefronts and an exodus of below and above-the-line talent from the high cost of living in the City of Angels.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • He is accused of boarding a boat and shutting off the oxygen supply of a teenager who was diving at the time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of boarding
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