weed
noun
a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
is weeding
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present progressiveof weed (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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Before we began the experiment, Sam reiterated that the worst part of online dating is weeding through all the guys.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2023
The pair wondered whether other gene variants affect survival so dramatically—and whether natural selection is weeding them out.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 3, 2019
The food war that is raging across the country is weeding out the weakest links, leaving small and medium-size grocery companies struggling to stay afloat.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2018
History is weeding out the gimmicks, putting the old category question to rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2017
"When Mrs. Bunn is weeding the garden she sometimes tells us what people in the village say—" "She would be better employed pulling up groundsel!" interrupted Captain West.
From The Eagle's Nest by S. E. Cartwright
