romance
noun
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively).
is romancing
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present progressiveof romance (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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Minor love complications, as Lulu falls for Gordy even though Gordy is romancing Maizy, are only as knotty as noodles.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
"Flora is romancing a little," said her brother.
From Pine Needles by Susan Warner
Other lighter ways of saying that a person is lying is to say that he is "romancing," or "drawing the long bow," or "drawing on the imagination," or "telling a fairy tale."
From Stories That Words Tell Us by Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman) O'Neill
