manicure
noun
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
is manicuring
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present progressiveof manicure (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 may seem silly to go after a kid whose only crime is manicuring during school hours.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Gales is reading Shakespeare, and Hall is manicuring his nails," the spy reported.
From Jack Ranger's Western Trip Or, from Boarding School to Ranch and Range by Clarence Young
