lock
noun
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
am locking
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present progressiveof lock (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 locking them up," he added, taking a key from his pocket, "and there is the key.
From The Lighted Way by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Be off to bed, for I am locking up in a minute.'
From Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney by Emma Marshall
"Meanwhile," concluded the doctor, "I am locking it in this private drawer in my bureau."
From The Golden Scorpion by Sax Rohmer
"I am locking you in, by your father's wish," said Mrs. Coppersley from the other side.
From The Solitary Farm by Fergus Hume
