plight
noun
a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one.
are plighting
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present progressiveof plight.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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A man and maid are plighting their troth in the tomb of an old knight, the girl's father, when the man lucklessly drops the ring through a crack in the floor of the tomb.
From Poetry of the Supernatural by Various
