dole
noun
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
is doling
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present progressiveof dole (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 Department of Energy is doling out $3 billion in grants to create a domestic battery supply chain.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
But neither is doling out people’s data willy-nilly.
From The Verge ● Nov. 10, 2021
Canada is doling out free rapid tests to businesses.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2021
Students not wearing masks and breaking social distance rules: The University of Miami is doling out warnings, fines, and suspensions for students who break safety rules, reports the Miami Herald.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2020
Why, this is doling out the 'soft milk of dedication' in gills; there is but a quart, and he divides it among a dozen.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
