clamp
noun
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
are clamping
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present progressiveof clamp.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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Now, private-credit firms are clamping down on the option, known as payment in kind, or PIK.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Many jurisdictions, including towns in Washington state, in addition to Los Angeles and New York, are clamping down on such short-term rentals.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
"As the population is getting older and we are clamping down on one viable source of current and future workforce, this issue will come to a head," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
Nations across the developed world are clamping down on such protests out of concern the conflict could trigger violence at home, with France banning them for fear they could disturb public order.
From Reuters ● Oct. 15, 2023
They are up in the morning right early, They are up sometimes afore leet; Aw hear their clogs they are clamping, As t’ little things goes dahn the street.
From Random Rhymes and Rambles by William Aldis Wright
