compose
verb (used with object)
to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements.
am composing
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present progressiveof compose (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 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
Since 15," says he, "I am composing all the time.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then you must not watch me too closely when I am composing; that would drive me to desperation; and for my part, I promise you, too, only very seldom to listen at your door.
From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 by Rupert Hughes
