shave
verb (used without object)
to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
am shaving
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present progressiveof shave (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 shaving then; I should cut myself and get all the soap in my eyes.
From Once a Week by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)
I really think"—he turned on Archelaus in sudden anger—"you might know better than to stare into the glass when I am shaving.
From Major Vigoureux by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Cut out the 'sire,' old man," shouted Barney Custer of Beatrice. "this is the fifth of November and I am shaving off this alfalfa.
From The Mad King by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
