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
Among the most frustrating conditions are what nature is dishing up this blustery fall morning in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest: an ever-shifting mix of clouds and blue sky that sends shadows racing across the ground.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
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
Peter Billingsley is dishing on a little-known secret from the set of “A Christmas Story.”
From Fox News ● Dec. 16, 2020
Only, he imagines that he is dishing me, whereas it is I who am dishing him.
From 813 by Leblanc, Maurice
