fatten
verb (used with object)
to make fat.
am fattening
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present progressiveof fatten (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'll tell all the other cooks that I am fattening up a goose on very special food for the grand duke, and at the first good opportunity I will set you free.'
From The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
The other day I drank your dear health, Monsieur; and I wait only the news from my Cattle-stall that the Calf I am fattening there is ready for sending to you.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09 by Thomas Carlyle
