straighten
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become straight in direction, form, position, character, conduct, condition, etc. (often followed by up orout ).
am straightening
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present progressiveof straighten (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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Here it goes, Noni; I am straightening it out little by little!
From The Crushed Flower and Other Stories by Herman Bernstein
