arm
noun
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
is arming
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present progressiveof arm (3rd person singular).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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“It’s like each side is arming itself with bandwidth,” one telecom executive working on the deal said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2023
Her boyfriend, Daniil, also 19, had stayed behind to join the Territorial Defense, a new military unit that is arming civilians to help defend cities across Ukraine.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
His fictional on-screen counterpart, M, as played by Ralph Fiennes in No Time to Die, warns prophetically that "the world is arming faster than we can respond".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2021
Defense Secretary Carter has acknowledged that the U.S. is arming and resupplying the Saudi-led coalition.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2016
Sire, the usurper is arming three ships, he meditates some project, which, however mad, is yet, perhaps, terrible.
From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père
