skipper
noun
the master or captain of a vessel, especially of a small trading or fishing vessel.
is skippering
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present progressiveof skipper (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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Among his achievements is skippering one of the eight boats to take part in the inaugural Clipper Round the World Race in 1996, which he competed in again in 2005-06.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2017
"How does it happen that he is skippering a yacht then?"
From The Clammer and the Submarine by William John Hopkins
