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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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
After carving his own way through the coaching ranks, Garrett is one win from a national title, and his hometown is beaming once again about the Riley brothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 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
Back at his spot at the bow of the stall, his biceps bulging, he is beaming.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2021
I ask her, smiling lightly in the general direction of Jeremy, who is beaming and kind of acting like he’s waiting for me to walk my frizzy-hair self over to him.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
