embroider
verb (used with object)
to decorate with ornamental needlework.
am embroidering
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present progressiveof embroider (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 embroidering his name on a cloth."
From Pan by Knut Hamsun
I am embroidering a center-piece which is to be sold for at least twice its value—for I can't embroider worth a cent—at the fair.”
From An Alabaster Box by Stockton Mulford
I am embroidering a cushion for Mother and Dora is making her a footstool so that she can sit quite comfortably when she is reading.
From A Young Girl's Diary by Eden Paul
I am embroidering a morning dress, which will be charming; I even steal some hours from my sleep that I may the sooner finish it.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
I am embroidering on canvas a huntsman carrying a gun, and holding his hound by a leash.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
