foot
noun
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
is footing
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present progressiveof foot (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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And there’s almost no downside: His previous team is footing most of the bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
It will cost farmers nothing to get their animals vaccinated as the government says it is footing the bill.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
Giuliani may have hoped Trump would come to his financial rescue, especially since the former president is footing the legal bills for many other associates who have been roped into his legal drama.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Mr. Musk has previously said that SpaceX is footing the monthly bill for the service that is streamed to the terminals.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2022
Granted that we may be deceived, that there is footing here for his scepticism, he cannot proceed a step further, and show that we are deceived.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 by Various
