abuse
verb (used with object)
to use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
am abusing
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present progressiveof abuse (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Thanks for your kindness in telling me—I know I am abusing your good nature—but one more question.
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
"I hope you don't think for a moment," Margaret had gone on, "that I am abusing Maud; you know how fond we all are of each other."
From A Lame Dog's Diary by S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan
But as to that dollar-worshiping, it will of course seem that I am abusing the New Yorkers.
From North America — Volume 1 by Anthony Trollope
For example, if I am told that Moses wrote the Pentateuch, and I say I accept that statement on faith, I am abusing the dictionary.
From Our Unitarian Gospel by Minot J. (Minot Judson) Savage
"I am abusing your good nature, monsieur; but I'm afraid I can't do it as well as you."
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Charles Paul de Kock
