'Progressing' definitions:

Definition of 'Progressing'

From: GCIDE
  • Progress \Pro*gress"\ (?; formerly pronounced like Progress, n.), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Progressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Progressing.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing. "As his recovery progressed." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
  • Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy checks. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt. --Washington. [1913 Webster]
  • The war had progressed for some time. --Marshall. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To make improvement; to advance. --Bayard. [1913 Webster]
  • If man progresses, art must progress too. --Caird. [1913 Webster]