transgress
verb (used without object)
are transgressing
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present progressiveof transgress.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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Tell it well and you are transgressing social norms to prove a point more effectively than any sober-minded discussion ever could.
From Slate ● May 8, 2013
"You are transgressing sir," said he and stopped.
From A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green
"Now, papa, you are transgressing your own rule and talking of the railway," Erna cried, laughing.
From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
You are transgressing flagrantly - as I should express it in a newspaper report.
From Winding Paths by Gertrude Page
You are transgressing etiquette in this instance, Counsellor.
From Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton
