pilfer
verb (used with or without object)
to steal, especially in small quantities.
am pilfering
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present progressiveof pilfer (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 will go no farther, not merely because I have no liking for my theme, but because I am pilfering.
From Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General by Charles James Lever
