are parachuting

• present progressive

  present progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.

  of parachute.
  parachute

  noun

  a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down safely through the air from a great height, especially from an aircraft, rendered effective by the resistance of the air that expands it during the descent and reduces the velocity of its fall.

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are parachuting

“Maybe it is because we are parachuting in for the games and have to be a little more off the cuff but it has been a benefit on the air.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2018

Over and over you are parachuting into an unfamiliar country and culture.

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2018

Washington has promised $50 million in emergency aid, and already C-130 cargo planes are parachuting an airlift of blankets, plastic sheets, medical supplies and disaster-survival kits to victims.

From Time Magazine Archive

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