am spading
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present progressiveof spade (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
spadenouna tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
Example Sentences
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I am spading up my little garden, and hope to raise a few vegetables to eke out a miserable subsistence for my family.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
The weather is fine, and I am spading up my little garden.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones