perching
- present participle of perch.
Example Sentences
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Perching on a small boulder, listening to my propane stove hissing and the pinging sound of grasshoppers flying headfirst into my tent's taut surface, I felt like I was part of my land.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022
Perching a quarter-ham — the ideal size for a smaller gathering — on a rack of onions, I added just enough juniper-spiked Riesling to meet it.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022
Perching on his bike as he commuted home through the homeless encampments, San Diego Councilmember David Alvarez looked around.
From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2017
Perching on the edge of the shower, she explains that the delays around Ctrl were because of a kind of blinding paralysis brought on by anxiety, which affects her “awfully”.
From The Guardian • Jul. 29, 2017
Perching now on the wall beside the ruined gate the Nazgûl sent out its deadly cries.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
