discourse
noun
communication of thought by words; talk; conversation.
is discoursing
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present progressiveof discourse (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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But Rabbi Abraham Hardoon is not here to talk pret-a-porter; he is discoursing on the ancient esoteric Jewish tradition of Kabbalah.
From Time Magazine Archive
When a fluent native is discoursing of "principles" and "precedents," the chances are that he will go on for some time.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling
All are intently watching me, but are as kind and good-natured as possible; and my guide from Waipio is discoursing to them about me.
From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
She is discoursing enthusiastically about some wonderful tree in her orchard, literally borne down by fruit.
From Rossmoyne by Unknown
At fifteen he is discoursing on Plotinus, and has translated the hymns of Synesius.
From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Edmund David Jones
