tow
verb (used with object)
to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device.
towing
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present participleof tow.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Binational Race USA’s managing director, Valerie Rivera, said the towing incidents took place at San Ysidro Village Shopping Center, which organizers didn’t designate or promote as an official parking area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Not wanting to put their customers at risk, they’d begun towing people’s cars from their homes to the shop, and driving them back once the repairs were complete.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
In 2015, she was suspended for a week after a video surfaced of her yelling at and belittling a towing company employee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Unibodies typically perform better on fuel economy and road handling, whereas body-on-frame models are typically used for off-roading and towing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Moving around the same patch of black water, towing a giant fish.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
