shoe
noun
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
are shoeing
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present progressiveof shoe.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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Our camp is stationary to-day; part of the emigrants are shoeing their horses and oxen; others are trading at the fort and with the Indians....
From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by David Ives Bushnell
In this, two men are shoeing a white horse in front of an old forge.
From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Esther Singleton
Really, Nan, I think it's the most extraordinary thing I ever encountered the way these children's parents are shoeing them for commencement!
From Sunlight Patch by Credo Fitch Harris
