tunnel
noun
an underground passage.
is tunneling
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present progressiveof tunnel (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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He is tunneling beneath Los Angeles to create a prototype underground transit network which, he says, can save the city from traffic congestion.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2018
Two football teams compete in the city’s backyard, and a subway system is tunneling its way toward the sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2017
Now it is expanding its options: it is tunneling under the bottom of Lake Mead to install a third intake valve that could continue operating until lake levels dropped below 1,000 feet.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2010
He is tunneling out of that dungeon with a gritty consistency that trashes conventional wisdom.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet boring is largely excavation work; so is tunneling.
From The Young Engineers in Nevada Or, Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
