shred
noun
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
is shredding
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present progressiveof shred (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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“This is shredding it. This is tearing it apart.”
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025
Carter Kieboom, 21, is shredding the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2019
Millie is Sisyphus and her boulder is shredding documents.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2019
An increasingly secular, nomadic and casual America is shredding the rules about how to commemorate death, and it’s not just among the wealthy and famous.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2019
The second, the kitchen-maid, is shredding macaroni for to-morrow noon.
From Stories and Pictures by Isaac Loeb Peretz
