Yes, claiming, the present participle of claim, is a verb.
A verb is a word that describes an action (run, walk, etc), a state of being (exist, stand, etc) or occurrence (happen, become, etc).
The word "claiming" is a verb. It is the present participle of the verb "claim" which means to assert ownership or rights to something.
"Claiming" is the present participle of "claim".
The verb to claim has the participles claimed and claiming. Claimed is more often used as an adjective.
There are two verbs in the sentence in question: is and be. The first verb is in the indicative mood. It is used to indicate true things about the world. The second verb is in the subjunctive mood. This mood is used to relay wishes, hopes, desires, or counter-to-fact assertations. The speaker is not saying that there is or isn't world peace, rather he is claiming that this is Tim's wish.subjunctive mood
Claiming age relaxation
Claiming and not claiming unpaid dividends are when you have paid a debt. Once you have paid a debt it is is claimed.
They can but you would be bored with out claiming anything
I am not claiming to be the son of Czar Nicholas the Second, I am the son of Czar Nicholas the Second! ---- Whoever it was claiming to be from Mars is wrong; Mars is uninhabitable.
It is unethical. Claiming a military pension would be fraud.
A group of families claiming a common ancestor is called a tribe or a clan.
claiming to be something that you are not
It was disputed with Mexico claiming it was the Neuces River and Texas claiming it was the Rio Grande.