shelter
noun
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
is sheltering
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present progressiveof shelter (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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Asmaa Tayeh, a young graduate who is sheltering with her family at her grandparents' house in the western Gaza City neighbourhood of al-Nasr, also said people were once again daring to hope.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
She is sheltering with him and his family in a tent in Rafah, in southern Gaza.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024
Over half of the Gaza Strip’s entire population of more than two million is sheltering in Rafah, according to the United Nations, an area of about 25 square miles.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
And now, the couple is sheltering with their newborn in the partially tented courtyard of another hospital where they can’t care properly for their now 3-week-old daughter, her mother’s namesake.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
In the one scene a halo appears around the head of the Maid while she is sheltering the child.
From The Camp Fire Girls at School Or, The Wohelo Weavers by Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude) Frey
