compromise
noun
a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.
am compromising
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present progressiveof compromise (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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Saying you’ve compromised with them is like me saying that as I sit here typing this I am compromising with gravity.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2019
Of course, I am compromising your disguise by thus speaking to you.
From By Right of Sword by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont
"Do not suppose that I am compromising myself by telling you that the sum may possibly be recovered," said Jacques Collin, making the judge understand that he saw his suspicions.
From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Honoré de Balzac
I will see her once, and once only—to give her a decent reason for not calling again—that I understand I am compromising her good name, or something of the sort.
From The Conqueror by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
It is you whom I am compromising, Raisine.
From Yvette by Guy de Maupassant
