dish
noun
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
is dishing
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present progressiveof dish (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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Plus, the Pentagon is dishing money to high-tech defense startups, and JD and Usha Vance welcome a new son.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But defensively he’s a steals machine and on offense he is dishing the ball at any opportunity.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler spent years illegally colluding to slow the deployment of cleaner emissions technology, says the European Union, which is dishing out fines as a result.
From The Verge ● Jul. 8, 2021
Nobody else in the league is dishing out five assists per game.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2020
Set the pot in the chimney corner with the lid off, while dinner is dishing, that it may have time to dry.
From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Eliza Leslie
