referee
noun
one to whom something is referred, especially for decision or settlement; arbitrator.
is refereeing
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present progressiveof referee (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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“We always analyze the referees, we want to know who is refereeing, if they are communicative or not,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Now, at age 74, Wood is refereeing a legal fight over records seized by the FBI from President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 19, 2018
Walsh will feature early on in their conversations, and not just because he is refereeing the opening match of the tour against the Barbarians in Hong Kong.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2013
Conditions are on the blustery and rainy side, mind, while Alan Wiley is refereeing a Forest match for the first time in eight years, apparently.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2010
Weigle is refereeing a step-back-in-time battle from the Franco-Prussian War being waged by Bob Williams and Tim Tilson — pretend Prussian commanders — and Steve St. Clair and Dave Cashin — their faux French counterparts.
From Washington Post
