strap
noun
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
are strapping
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present progressiveof strap.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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Groups of friends are still singing the words to their favorite Soulja Boy songs and parents are strapping their antsy toddlers into strollers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
That’s why scientists in Arizona are strapping volunteers into harnesses and lowering them onto wet floors: to find what kinds of surfaces are safest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Why people are strapping cameras on their bodies to do chores.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
Roofs are melting, residents are relocating to public cooling zones in underground air-raid shelters, and health workers are strapping frozen food to their too-hot hazmat suits.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2022
Most of the men are strapping fellows, slight and active.
From Carmen by Lady Mary Sophia (Hely-Hutchinson) Loyd
