helicopter
noun
any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
is helicoptering
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present progressiveof helicopter (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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Q. I’m 20 and my mom is helicoptering: I just got home from college for summer break.
From Slate ● May 8, 2017
