ford
noun
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
are fording
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present progressiveof ford.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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I will ride on your back when we are fording the river, and you can protect me from strange animals.
From A Chinese Wonder Book by Li Chu-T'ang
They are fording just as that old man said they could.
From The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained by Laura Lee Hope
Even when they are fording rivers they do not allow those dying of thirst to drink.
From Crescent and Iron Cross by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
