tie
verb (used with object)
to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted.
am tying
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present progressiveof tie (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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So I am tying and untying knots, and seeing if it helps me solve my problem, which is you.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
I am tying myself up from letter-writing until I have finished my novel.
From What I Remember, Volume 2 by Thomas Adolphus Trollope
No, Master, I am tying them about my throat.
From The Ancient Allan by Henry Rider Haggard
He knows I am his friend and am tying the man.
From Michael, Brother of Jerry by Jack London
O my lord, as I will send you by night the five shekels of silver which I am tying up, so do you put them away at night.
From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
