jackknife
noun
a large pocketknife.
is jackknifing
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present progressiveof jackknife (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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Lutiant is jackknifing through the pandemic in a way that’s by turns funny and dissociative and largely consistent with responses people seem to be having now.
From Slate ● May 1, 2020
