lace
noun
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
is lacing
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present progressiveof lace (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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It's much like that adage often misattributed to Mark Twain: "A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots."
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2022
“A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.”
From Fox News ● Apr. 18, 2020
We've all heard the trope before: "A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots."
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2020
Today, Ribéry is lacing up his boots for France again.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2012
The other leg, similarly contorted, is on the lap of Ellen the cook, who with very violent tugs, as if she were lashing a box, is lacing a boot on to it.
From This Freedom by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
