peg
noun
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
is pegging
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present progressiveof peg (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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The giveaway, Lockett points out, is pegging this benchmark to the number of vehicles rather than the number of paid drives, a more appropriate metric.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
The world is pegging a solid 10 on the weirdness scale.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2024
Petro coins: Amid soaring inflation rates, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced he is pegging the country’s new bolívar currency to its cryptocurrency.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2018
As lawmakers returned Sunday to the Louisiana Capitol to decide how to rebalance this year’s budget, Gov. John Bel Edwards is pegging the shortfall in the $25 billion spending plan at nearly $950 million.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 14, 2016
I'll do the editorial, Welch is pegging away at the Sports account now, and I waylaid Jackson just before lock-up, and induced him by awful threats to knock off some verses.
From The Pothunters by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
