lecture
noun
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject.
is lecturing
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present progressiveof lecture (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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"He doesn't do this in such a way that suggests that one country is lecturing to another but rather that we all face shared challenges," he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2023
And, you know, early on everything on campus is planned around, you know, this person is lecturing.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 7, 2022
He is lecturing there from May 2nd to May 11th at the Royal Institute of British Architects, having been given the Sir George Watson Chair of Literature for this year.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2021
"The idea that he is lecturing us on ethics takes double standards to a whole new level."
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2013
Baby is in one of his insufferable, superior moods, and is lecturing me on my friendship with Sir Edwin.
From Winding Paths by Gertrude Page
