shape
noun
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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But I am shaping up my theory about that!
From The Cruise of the Jasper B. by Marquis, Don