strain
verb (used with object)
to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full.
am straining
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present progressiveof strain (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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But maybe that’s just a story I am straining to tell to make sense of disparate comments.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
I’m a puppy in training, but when I am straining I just like to do things in Style.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2018
I am straining and sweating by the time I get to a likely plot of dew-covered grass.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
I am straining, tasting that echo a second longer.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
I am straining every nerve to get the expedition off!”
From One Maid's Mischief by George Manville Fenn
