pump
noun
an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
am pumping
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present progressiveof pump (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 breast-feeding my son, so while at work, I am pumping three times a day.
From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2014
I am pumping 4.5m cubic metres of gas into the main gas grid.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2013
