holiday
noun
a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
is holidaying
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present progressiveof holiday (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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A woman who is holidaying in Rhodes has said she was "absolutely petrified" amid "falling ash" and "orange skies" as wildfires spread across the island.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
In the meantime, Mr Hoopingarner is making the most of his first visit to the UK and is holidaying in Edinburgh and London, with plans to also go to Dublin.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2017
Monti spoke by telephone over the weekend with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is holidaying in northern Italy.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2012
He is holidaying in Antigua, on a peninsula that he owns in its entirety.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2010
Zhanna is holidaying with her boyfriend Oleg in the sun-drenched Thai beach resort of Pattaya.
From Time Magazine Archive
