breast
noun
(in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
am breasting
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present progressiveof breast (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 arise with the dawn, with my dog as my guide, From mountain to mountain I’m bounding along, I am breasting the billows of Dee’s rushing tide, And hear at a distance the Highlander’s song.”
From In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life by Gordon Stables
