strike
verb (used with object)
to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
am striking
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present progressiveof strike (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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"There's a deal that I am striking with the great British public who have supported me over the years."
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2018
I have sought in each vote I take to assure that I am striking that correct balance.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2018
To new eyes, perhaps I am striking in my freckled pallor and pilled spandex.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2015
"It is I, Hans!" answered Kmita, without hesitation; "the devils have taken my ramrod into the ditch, and I am striking fire to find it."
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Ta mi ag bualadh, τυπτω, I strike, or am striking.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart
