marshal
noun
a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies.
are marshalling
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present progressiveof marshal.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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Backers in the Senate are marshalling support for the bill in the hope it will be approved next week, an official familiar with the matter said.
From Reuters ● Dec. 2, 2016
Some governments have recognised the danger and are marshalling their cyber forces to understand the threat and, hopefully, prepare for any attack.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 24, 2013
Ho! shrilly fifes that stir the vales from sleep, Ho! brazen thunders from the mountains hoar; The very waves are marshalling on the deep, While tempests tread the shore.
From War Poetry of the South by Various
Or mayhap they have come to the mouth of the gorge, and are marshalling their ranks.
From The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
There are some who are succeeding in placing what they are placing, there are some who are marshalling all of what they are placing.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Gertrude Stein
