grade
noun
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity.
are grading
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present progressiveof grade.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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Of course, at the end of the day, we are grading noodles prepared in plastic-foam cups.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
In addition to Florida and Indiana, other states that are grading schools on an A-to-F scale include Arizona, Alabama, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah, as well as New York City.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2013
I don't know who these guys are who are grading me.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2012
The so-called credit support, or protection against losses, for the senior class is 8.25 percent and Fitch Ratings and Kroll Bond Ratings are grading the deal, the person said.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 12, 2012
Where the men are grading now, they will finish their work.”
From Whispering Smith by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
