dip
verb (used with object)
to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid.
am dipping
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present progressiveof dip (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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“Right now I am dipping cookies,” Justin told people.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2011
You have perhaps seen that I am dipping into politics myself occasionally.—A.R.W.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 by Marchant, James
I shall copy out at some length the hopes and disappointments of the literary adventurer—the colours are not mine; I am dipping my pencil in the palette of the artist himself.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
