plug
noun
a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
is plugging
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present progressiveof plug (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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A Coachella Valley district is plugging away at developing its own program, which could get off the ground next spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025
A extra challenge for electric glass furnaces is plugging them in.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2024
Frisch said he’s “taking a bit of a victory lap” after Boebert’s retreat, and is plugging ahead with the same bipartisan platform, buoyed by at least $7.7 million in his campaign coffers.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
"Cancer is plugging into that and using that to grow, invade and even occur in the first place."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2023
Ty is plugging his iPod into the dock to get ready to wake the hall up.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
