resist
verb (used with object)
to withstand, strive against, or oppose.
am resisting
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present progressiveof resist (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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Writing on Twitter, the 34-year-old said: "I am resisting the temptation to give up entirely. As such, I require a short break".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2022
I am resisting the urge to comfort Archie.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2022
“I am not trying to blame anyone, but I am resisting people blaming my family, that they are to blame fully for what happened. I have a huge problem with that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2020
That is exactly what I am, and I am resisting more than any of you, in your hats with your signs.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2018
I am resisting your influence over me at this moment, with the strongest of all resolutions—the resolution of despair.
From I Say No by Wilkie Collins
