spray
noun
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
is spraying
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present progressiveof spray (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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The forthcoming paper will quantify how much water is spraying out and its temperature, Faggi said.
From Scientific American ● May 23, 2023
Surely now we can rest easy, knowing that Vaughn’s well-meaning drone sidekick, decades in the future, is spraying something truly harmless?
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2022
One treatment for these is spraying with a jet of water on the underside of the leaves, another is insecticidal soap and a third is Neem oil.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
Ostapenko is spraying groundstrokes from corner to corner, and the languid Czech is struggling to stay with her.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 21, 2017
A wire "cutting" the invisible lines of force, that a magnet is spraying out into the air, becomes "electrified."
From Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine by Frederick Irving Anderson
