dam
noun
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
is damming
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present progressiveof dam (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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The biggest such project is damming the Mediterranean at the Strait of Gibraltar.
From Time Magazine Archive
I hear that the khedive's people have got news that Arabi is damming up the Sweet-water Canal.
From A Chapter of Adventures by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
