belt
noun
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
is belting
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present progressiveof belt (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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To entertain the swelling crowd, the unions have set up a karaoke station beneath a canopy where one picketer is belting “What’s Up” by 4 Non Blondes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
Even so, someone is belting out “My Heart Will Go On” to a chorus of cheers.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2023
The track opens with bleary synthesizers and mock-casual rapping, then gathers echoing guitars and a heftier beat until Strange is belting, “Hungry as ever/there’s never enough!”
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Now the business is belting out high notes again, with new shows, new markets and new interest in old hits.
From Economist ● May 2, 2013
On his radio somebody named Dolly Parton is belting out a country song about some love gone wrong, but John Mark is all smiles.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
