1. creating or designing something new that has never existed before
Usage: present participle of ‘invent’
2. making up or fabricating something false or untrue
Usage: present participle of ‘invent’

Examples

• She is inventing a new type of solar panel.
• The scientist spent years inventing the revolutionary device.
• He was inventing excuses for being late again.
• The company is inventing solutions to reduce waste.
• Stop inventing stories about what happened.
• They are inventing new ways to teach mathematics.
• The child was inventing imaginary friends to play with.