weigh
verb (used with object)
to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device.
am weighing
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present progressiveof weigh (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 carefully look up to my left, like I am weighing what he has told me, and slowly I look back at him.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
I beg you to believe that I am writing in all seriousness and am weighing my words scrupulously.
From Notes on Life and Letters by Conrad, Joseph
No," he said, "I am weighing the matter at this moment.
From The Great House by Weyman, Stanley John
