write
verb (used with object)
to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe.
is writing
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present progressiveof write (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 reason we've come is that we're not afraid. Everyone I know is writing to me, asking me how we weren't afraid to come here."
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I will say," Gavin adds, "one random tip is writing in motion - walking, driving, rollerblading, anything like that."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Golding is writing about the instability of the self, after all, and his prose enacts that instability: shifting perspectives and uncertain ground, relieved by moments of sudden, disquieting clarity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
While Wimbledon’s manicured lawns have always been the ultimate stage for tennis history, Eala is writing a script the sport has rarely seen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Shorthand terms are unobjectionable, indeed indispensable, when a term has become entrenched in the community one is writing for.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
