scuttle
are scuttling
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present progressiveof scuttle.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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And lobsters, by far the state’s most profitable catch, are scuttling north to cooler Canadian waters.
From Scientific American ● May 7, 2022
At the same time, covid outbreaks are scuttling and scrambling men’s and women’s basketball games in multiple conferences.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2021
“You are scuttling the voice of the entire legal profession.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2020
Companies are scuttling plastic of all kind wherever they can.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2011
"How funny they are, scuttling along, all of them!" said Dorothy.
From The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel by Guy Wetmore Carryl
