thresh
verb (used with object)
to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine.
are threshing
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present progressiveof thresh.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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This week in Washington, D.C., the A.M.A. is holding a national meeting, where doctors, nutritionists and Government watchdogs are threshing out the practical details of labeling with representatives of the food-processing industry.
From Time Magazine Archive
We are "threshing out" the whole situation to-night in earnest discussion between the sanguine and non-sanguine members of the mess.
From The Last Cruise of the Saginaw by George H. Read
"You are threshing out new wheat?" said Merton, gravely.
From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Charles Reade
If you are in a dangerous place, owing to the wind and the surroundings, don't hesitate to state your fears to the man for whom you are threshing.
From Rough and Tumble Engineering by James H. Maggard
"We are threshing out old straw, I believe, gentlemen," remarked Magnus.
From The Octopus : A story of California by Frank Norris
