tally
noun
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
is tallying
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present progressiveof tally (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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Ian’s storm surge has claimed the most lives, according to the Florida Medical Examiners Commission, which is tallying direct and indirect deaths.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022
The forms Reuters is tallying are preliminary and the results subject to change.
From Reuters ● Aug. 13, 2022
But what does the case count even mean now that so many folks are testing themselves at home and no one is tallying those results?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2022
The US is tallying about 1,800 Covid deaths and 780,000 new infections daily - the most in the world - as well as record levels of hospitalised patients.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 15, 2022
I follow Mitch to the kitchen where his mom is tallying up receipts on one of those old calculators with the receipt paper.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
