allude
verb (used without object)
to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usually followed byto ).
am alluding
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present progressiveof allude (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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And here, of course, I am alluding to the wasps.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
Since the period to which I am alluding, I have seen much of villainy.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Frederick Marryat
I am alluding to the Flemish and German stoneware.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by L. Arnoux
"I am alluding to your engagement, of course," he insisted.
From An Engagement of Convenience A Novel by Louis Zangwill
I am alluding to a practice which was actually once in vogue—though never to a great extent—in this and other countries.
From Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various
