wire
noun
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
are wiring
-
present progressiveof wire.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Suddenly venture capitalists are wiring boatloads of money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
After months of canceling shows and concocting online and outdoor performances, finally, Seattle-area actors and dancers are rehearsing on stages again, designers are dusting off costumes, and technicians are wiring up the mics.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021
To answer that, geoscientists are wiring up the mountains in Nepal and other seismically active countries.
From Nature ● Apr. 24, 2016
So we are wiring the building in anticipation of finding ways to make it work over time.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2011
Here men are wiring; there is a party digging a new bit of trench; and out beyond—in No Man's Land—an officer and three scouts are creeping about examining the enemy's wire.
From No Man's Land by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
