wage
noun
Often wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.
am waging
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present progressiveof wage (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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I am waging a crusade against a dreadful place called Morte, and a cottage warfare with our own steward.
From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]
Those," said Aurelian in one of his letters, "who speak with contempt of the war I am waging against a woman, are ignorant both of the character and power of Zenobia.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
But let us see if I am waging a war against the ideas of the dead.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Ingersoll, Robert Green
If the King offers resistance, let him see how onerous is the war which I am waging for his interests.
From Political Women, Vol. 2 by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883
