wend
verb (used with object)
to pursue or direct (one's way).
is wending
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present progressiveof wend (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 fact that this is wending its way through our legal system feels like some end-times stuff.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
The joint proposal to shut down the plant is wending its way through the California Public Utilities Commission’s hearing process, with the commission possibly reaching a ruling in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2017
Meanwhile, a lawsuit against the U.N. itself, in which Ban and Mulet are named defendants, is wending through U.S. federal court.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2016
A new generation of herbicide-resistant crops is wending its way through the federal approval process.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2014
Through the moonlit forest the long file of men is wending, like a line of dark ghosts.
From Haviland's Chum by Bertram Mitford
