scuttle
is scuttling
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present progressiveof scuttle (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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The refugees told Reuters they arrived without promises of a place to stay and now the local government is scuttling to find places for them outside the airport grounds.
From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2022
Red tape is scuttling their hopes for resettlement In spite of the worldwide crescendo of concern for them, Indochina's refugees remain the victims of acts of God and man.
From Time Magazine Archive
Freak is scuttling around behind me, keeping out of her way, but when she says that, I can tell he wants to know about his father, if maybe he really was a magician.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
“There’s no need,” I said; “the enemy is scuttling off as fast as he can go.”
From Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer by George Manville Fenn
"I know," she said, "but I'm afraid Von Blitz is scuttling your ships."
From The Man from Brodney's by George Barr McCutcheon
