beam
noun
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
is beaming
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present progressiveof beam (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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As Tina walks onto the stage in front of hundreds of people she is beaming.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025
Fahy is beaming in from Atlanta, where she’s about to start another day of filming on “The Good Daughter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
Jorne Langelaan is beaming as he shows me around De Tukker, a traditional two-mast Dutch sail barge that was built in 1912.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2023
Dominik does get around to showing her face, which is beaming as the camera points up toward Marilyn in outward supplication.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Deena is beaming, looks like she might cry under Hilly’s adoration.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
