name
noun
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
am naming
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present progressiveof name (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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"They are two players who will always be in my thoughts and be there or thereabouts when I am naming my squad."
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2012
Mr. Robson died last spring and I am naming this tree No. 34 the "Robson" in his memory.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association
I am naming all these things that your ladyship may see I do right to keep my mother away from Strides till Mrs. Prichard goes.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
“I am naming one, Captain Nairn, who will be as pleased to be of service to you now as then.”
From The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec by McIlwraith, Jean Newton
I am naming Madame de Montesquiou governess of the Children 176 of France.
From Napoleon's Letters to Josephine by Hall, Henry Foljambe
