handicap
noun
a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
is handicapping
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present progressiveof handicap (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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To her left, beneath a sign that says “Dim sum daily,” another Biden supporter is handicapping outcomes.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2020
One of my favorite games is handicapping how much a stock is bound to drop after a disappointing quarterly earnings report.
From Forbes ● Nov. 12, 2012
The weakest never wins but where there is handicapping.
From The Story of an African Farm, a novel by Olive Schreiner
Lack of leisure is handicapping us in the writing of a romance.
From The So-called Human Race by Bert Leston Taylor
