email
noun
a system for sending messages to one or more recipients via telecommunications links between computers using dedicated software or a web-based service.
are emailing
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present progressiveof email.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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The company’s loyal tea drinkers are emailing executives and signing petitions in a desperate bid to bring back the old recipe—and get to the bottom of the “Great Chai Incident of 2026.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
They are emailing because they are hoping to find some comfort during one of the most painful times in their lives: After they’ve fallen with their babies.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2022
"We are emailing customers today to apologise and confirm that there are no changes to their mortgage or rates," they added.
From BBC ● May 4, 2022
“People are calling me, and neighbors are emailing me, so I’m gonna help them,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
People are emailing us a lot more COVID-19 rumors, almost an unmanageable amount of inputs—people calling out misinformation both at a national level and happening inside their own neighborhoods.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2020
