fumigate
verb (used with object)
to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.
is fumigating
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present progressiveof fumigate (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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Let his window stand open; indeed, it should always be open, except when he gets out of his blankets, or is fumigating the room.
From When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
