tow
verb (used with object)
to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device.
are towing
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present progressiveof tow.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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Most who are caught out are not driving their usual vehicles, have items on their roofs or are towing trailers.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2022
Heinkel counters the charge is far lower than what tow companies typically ask for when they are towing cars.
From The Verge ● Jul. 24, 2019
The vessels are towing side-scan sonar devices that glide above the ocean floor at the end of armored fiber-optic cables up to 10,000 yards long, creating detailed maps of the ocean floor.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2015
"Massapequa": You are towing the submarine torpedo boat "Pollard" astern.
From The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip "Making Good" as Young Experts by Victor G. Durham
"And when we've settled him, and the other boats are towing him off to the ship, Walter and I will come on shore again and hev something to eat—if you will invite us."
From The Call Of The South 1908 by Louis Becke
