compass
noun
an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north.
are compassing
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present progressiveof compass.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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And while hundreds of Americans are compassing the earth this year, thousands will place the globe under tribute in seasons not remote.
From East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan by Frederic Courtland Penfield
