man
noun
an adult male person.
are manning
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present progressiveof man.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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For the first time in decades, both writers and actors are manning picket lines to demand better contracts.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
“We are manning the phones and trying to help people navigate care as best we can within the limits of the law as we consider our options.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Bilal Powell and Isaiah Crowell currently are manning the position for the Jets, but they’re no Bell.
From Reuters ● Sep. 24, 2018
Amazon also informed the Guardian that real employees are manning the accounts.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2018
A dozen men are manning the oars, battling with the tempest, fighting through the long hours of the night with the storm-whipped sea, fisticuffing with death, and yet getting nowhere.
From Sermons on Biblical Characters by Clovis G. Chappell
