trawl
noun
a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
are trawling
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present progressiveof trawl.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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A dozen or so staff are trawling so-called open source data – social media and the like – for intelligence of plots emerging.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025
In addition, commercial crabbing ships are trawling the deep waters, causing critical damage to the snow crab's breeding grounds.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2022
“You’re not changing the way that the Russians are trawling or the way that the Japanese are trawling.”
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2018
North Yorkshire police are trawling their records for references to Heath following publication of images of the former prime minister with suspected paedophiles Jimmy Savile and ice cream mogul Peter Jaconelli.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2015
Taylor and Sharkey's questionnaire is now used by more than 150 newspapers and websites and has been filled out by 2 million registered users, a million of whom are trawling for dates right now.
From Time Magazine Archive
