bolt
noun
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
is bolting
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present progressiveof bolt (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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Long before the motley crew crashes the Met Gala, it’s clear that director Ryan Crego is bolting wacky gee-gaws onto a rote plot.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
Moving on: Joseph “Joe” Kasper, the congressional chief of staff of Rep. Duncan D. Hunter, is bolting for a Pentagon position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2017
Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, is bolting to New York City for her election watch party, to be staged at the Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2016
Temple, long one of the flagbearers of the conference, is bolting to join a conference with the football-playing members of the Big East.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2013
This mill is bolting its flour very fine, you think.
From A Year in the Fields by John Burroughs
