grub
noun
the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
are grubbing
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present progressiveof grub.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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Fully 72% of its 18 million people are grubbing a life from the soil of the Red River Delta and the thin strip of coastline to the south.
From Time Magazine Archive
