is quilting
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present progressiveof quilt (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
quiltnouna coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.
Example Sentences
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Describing the art quilts he collects, Mr. Walsh, 73, said, “It is quilting, but the artists have expanded that definition in so many ways.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2010
Among the few home occupations that have survived is quilting.
From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Webster, Marie D. (Marie Daugherty)