lunge
noun
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
are lunging
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present progressiveof lunge.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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But some physicians say the tech isn’t ready to replace human judgment and companies are lunging into medical AI services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Like an exhausted runner, Texans are lunging for the finish line.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2021
On a darkened field in Istanbul, Turks and Americans are lunging at each other.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2018
Universities that only 15 years ago were promoting a do-it-yourself education for undergraduates are lunging back to the basic, orderly curriculums of the past.
From Time Magazine Archive
The players look like they are lunging right out of the screen as giant, three-dimensional figures, and each time they make a good move, the crowd screams at the top of their lungs.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
