buffer
noun
an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc.
are buffering
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present progressiveof buffer.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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In the poem, Smith wonders what the police are buffering themselves against.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2018
