brace
noun
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
am bracing
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present progressiveof brace (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 bracing myself for the backlash in the comments, but here you go: I have never had one in the 24 years since I moved out of my parents' home.
From Salon ● May 20, 2022
"I am bracing myself," a former South Korean Lieutenant General admitted, in private.
From BBC ● May 8, 2022
I am bracing myself for the teenage years.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2018
