shade
noun
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
am shading
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present progressiveof shade (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 have sat down on the threadbare blue-and-red hearth-rug, and am shading my face with a pair of cold pink hands, from the clear, quick blaze.
From Nancy by Rhoda Broughton
