luffing
- present participle of luff.
Example Sentences
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Under Mr. Horvath’s direction, Ms. Dowd raised the luffing sail, using a winch to pull the line tight and then secure it.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
In the second photo she is luffing even farther.
From Time Magazine Archive
Somewhere along the U.S. line, as Enterprise begat Courageous begat Freedom begat Liberty, revolutionary breakthroughs had been luffing.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the first photo that you showed, the gun has already gone and Gretel is clearly luffing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sails started luffing, slapping in a breeze that wasn’t as strong as he’d thought while he was sailing but he decided to reef anyway.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
