is coursing
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present progressiveof course (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
coursenouna direction or route taken or to be taken.
Example Sentences
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But water safety experts advise recreationalists to proceed with caution as the mercury rises, given that lakes have yet to warm up, and snowmelt is coursing through many rivers, making them especially cold.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2023
I am completely at ease knowing the two-shot, Novavax vaccine is coursing through my veins.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2021
The record numbers the region posted over the past few weeks suggest a large amount of the virus is coursing through the area undetected, experts said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2020
Darrin M. Wright, the most spontaneous of the men, erupts into action as though an electric current is coursing through his body.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2013
I feel like energy is coursing through my arms and chest.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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