bog
noun
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
are bogging
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present progressiveof bog.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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If not, you might have to continue acting as a feedback filter until you can convince your boss that repeated committee reviews are bogging down the process and frustrating the customer.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
The HHS move is backed by some physicians and other experts who argue the number of shoulder injury claims are bogging down what is supposed to be a speedy system.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 2, 2020
Making matters worse, the ads and the technology behind them are bogging down the web.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2015
Negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program are bogging down because of Iranian negotiators' reluctance to put down in writing previous concessions that may be deeply unpopular at home, current and former diplomats said Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2015
Shorty has all these goals and plans, and it starts to seem that those things are bogging him down.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
