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
She's glad shops are clamping down but worries about being mixed up with people who are "determined to break the rules" and lie about being exempt.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2021
But the Saudis have now tried to offer assurances they are clamping down on the piracy.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2020
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
