am putting
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present progressiveof put (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
putverb (used with object)to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position. -
present progressiveof putt (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
puttverb (used with or without object)to strike (a gollf ball) gently so as to make it roll along the green into the hole.
Example Sentences
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After that I thought, 'I don't know why I am putting myself in these positions'.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
I do try to be careful about what I am putting out there.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2024
“I, for one, am putting my money where my mouth is,” Yorkin said at a 1991 news conference.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
But that I am putting out this character who is a member of the LGBTQI+ community, but also a human and three-dimensional.
From Salon ● May 7, 2023
When I am putting Moonie inside the fence, Mrs. Drinker opens the back door.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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