scull
noun
an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
is sculling
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present progressiveof scull (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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"It is that old gentleman who, they say, is staying at the hotel with his son, and their man-servant is sculling them up the very stiffest bit of the current."
From Littlebourne Lock by F. Bayford Harrison
Nothing depresses a man more when he is sculling than his sense of utter isolation.
From Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann
