bind
verb (used with object)
to fasten or secure with a band or bond.
am binding
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present progressiveof bind (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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I am binding myself—binding myself by a lease.
From Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Balzac, Honoré de
I will," Thayer repeated; "but remember this: in the meantime, I am binding myself to nothing.
From The Dominant Strain by Edwards, H. C. (Harry C.)
Tell me now if I am binding your finger too tightly.
From Anxious Audrey by Quiller-Couch, Mabel
You will excuse the freedom I am taking; but it is absolutely necessary that I should know to what I am binding myself.
From Caught in the Net by Gaboriau, Émile
