defy
verb (used with object)
to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly.
am defying
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present progressiveof defy (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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But I still think of my father, whose commands I am defying and that against every convention and all laws.
From Eastern Shame Girl by Charles Georges Souli
I am defying the doctor in letting you go like this, upon my own responsibility.
From The Daughter Pays by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
