queue
noun
a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.
are queuing
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present progressiveof queue.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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Eight ambulances are queuing up outside, 85 patients are waiting for a bed and one patient has been sitting on a hard plastic chair for 44 hours.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
"Whenever we have luxury cars, buyers are queuing up outside our store," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
"People are queuing hours for bread. They urgently need sustained relief through regular humanitarian shipments," she said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2023
Lenders are queuing up too, enticed by the prospect of higher returns as a result of an "illiquidity premium".
From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2023
He sleeps with his head twisted in his hands, and the mosquitoes are queuing up for his blood.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
