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is tooling
  • present progressive of tool (3rd person singular).

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Ford said it is tooling up to equip 20% of the best-selling model-line in the U.S. market with gas-electric powertrains in 2024.

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2023

But inside a tent tucked into a rear corner of Lincoln Center Plaza, a poodle is tooling around in a miniature sports car, his sequined scarf fluttering.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2018

The car is tooling around the byways of Pittsburgh as part of the test.

From Washington Post • May 19, 2016

Last stop of the inspection was the Highland Park Gun Barrel Arsenal where the company is tooling up to make barrels, water jackets and sights for a 40-mm.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chevrolet expects to sell close to 1,700,000 cars and trucks next year, only 100,000 short of the alltime high set in 1950, and Ford is tooling up for record production.

From Time Magazine Archive