beaver
noun
a large, amphibious rodent of the genus Castor, having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for its ability to dam streams with trees, branches, etc.
are beavering
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present progressiveof beaver.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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Hundreds of construction workers are beavering away on expanding the site.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2021
Republicans are beavering away to create something, but it’s a proposal.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2017
And I do wonder what professional historians are beavering away for in their ivory towers, if not to have history become part of the common currency of life.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2013
Photograph John Thys/AFP/Getty Images Every day this summer, despite the holiday season, teams of high-powered eurocrats are beavering away on a blueprint aimed at staving off a much bigger banking crisis across .
From The Guardian ● Jul. 23, 2012
A five-minute drive down Highway 520, Bill Gates' guys are beavering away on their own powerful new video-game console, the Xbox.
From Time Magazine Archive
