is skating
- present progressive of skate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But it is yet another straw in the wind that the stock market is skating on thin ice.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
American Erin Jackson, the 2022 Olympic gold medalist in the 500 meters who is skating through three herniated discs in her lower back, finished sixth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Canadian hedge-fund manager Xavier Majic is skating circles around the competition this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
Another programme was dedicated to the memory of her late grandmother, saying the feelings she has when thinking of why she is skating give her a lot of energy to perform.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2022
“Very well. Cut to the chase I shall. That fraud Fred is skating on thin ice.”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
