proffer
verb (used with object)
to put before a person for acceptance; offer.
is proffering
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present progressiveof proffer (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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Software giant Adobe is proffering an AI agent for corporate customers that it’s hoping can help revive a business that’s been on the ropes lately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
If no one is proffering an alternative to these kids, and there’s so little money for youth programming and career programming in these communities, what are we going to do?
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2020
A: It may certainly be an olive branch; the question is whether these terms your niece is proffering feel sufficient for you to try again.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2018
Cary Joji Fukunaga is proffering his green tea for a sniff in the bustling Modern, the restaurant attached to the Museum of Modern Art.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2015
In the East, the first act of hospitality is proffering the pipe with its invariable accompaniment coffee, which is more or less observed under various modifications over nearly the rest of the habitable world.
From Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion by Meller, Henry James
