motor
noun
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
are motoring
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present progressiveof motor.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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Those economies are motoring ahead, however, and Britain’s planned departure from the EU in March 2019 makes its future harder to predict.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2017
They are just motoring in and they are motoring in.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2017
We’ve become semi-competent Irish roadsters but, even better, we are motoring in the opposite direction of the many tour buses.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2016
Straightaway, the two friendly combatants are motoring out of London in a Range Rover, maps and gags at the ready.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2011
"We are motoring to your nearest destination," he said soberly, opening the box.
From I Spy by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
