am composing
- present progressive of compose (1st person singular).
Example Sentences
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“I feel like I am composing music,” he said, seated on a Steinway stool, with Count Basie playing softly in the background.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
“When I am composing, everything, even drinking coffee, happens according to plan.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 2021
Colour for him was musical: when the Duke of Urbino once asked him what he was doing he pointed to a painting in progress and responded, "I am composing a tune."
From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2013
"But then I think, I am composing not for myself but to make other people happy."
From Time Magazine Archive
This anecdote is frequently in my mind when I am composing an essay like the present.
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Inman, Thomas
