dress
noun
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
am dressing
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present progressiveof dress (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 am dressing better than I used to," admits Wallace.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is one point which I have in common with Archimedes,—my most brilliant inspirations very often come to me in my tub, or while I am dressing.
From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Laurence Oliphant
"Yes," replied Amy, "I wish I could help you, but I am afraid it is impossible, and papa will be waiting; can you not come to my room whilst I am dressing?"
From Amy Herbert by Elizabeth Sewell
Never mind, perhaps I can think while I am dressing for dinner.
From Kent Knowles: Quahaug by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
"Excuse me just now, Mr. Mole," replied the lady, "I—I am dressing."
From Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece by Bracebridge Hemyng
