is spooning
- present progressive of spoon (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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We keep our spirits high and concentrate on the victories – he is spooning purees into his mouth by himself now, and there is a range of things he’s willing to eat.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2019
The child of civil rights attorneys, she grew up “in a household where everything was politics”—which she demonstrates by pointing to the reusable container out of which she is spooning her breakfast yogurt.
From Slate ● May 7, 2018
In profiles, McMorris Rodgers is spooning eggs into baby Grace’s mouth while teaching Cole lowercase letters and taking calls from the majority leader.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2014
Matt is spooning Khoruts's homemade Russian red beet salad on to a plate, so much of it that a nurse tells him he's going to "look like a GI bleed" tomorrow.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2013
But Hana’s not back yet, and Momma is spooning out the red beans and rice.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
