The word 'plying' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used as a present participle of the verb 'ply', which means to work diligently or persistently at something. It can also mean to keep supplying goods or services to a particular market or location. Example: The carpenter was diligently plying his trade, crafting beautiful furniture pieces for his clients. Example: The company has been plying their trade in the local market for decades and has gained a loyal customer base.
Thanks to new photographic techniques derived from medical imagery and the ocean schooner Tara, which has spent years plying the oceans collecting plankton, we can now see the astonishing richness of what is known as the "drifting world".
Bresciano's entry into the national set-up, in 2001, little-remarked at the time, coming as it did amid a thicket of Australian-born talent plying their trade in the elite leagues of England, Spain and – as in his case – Italy.
No doubt, Bernanke just wants to avoid being collared hourly by economists skulking in corners, plying him with drinks and looking for details on the Yellen v Summers war.
Born in Doncaster to a father who was a travelling salesman plying Paddington Bear toys, Clarkson was educated at Repton school, from which he claims to have been expelled.
The manager, José Mourinho, supplied evidence on his behalf at the hearing on Wednesday with the panel duly convinced there is merit in the forward plying his trade in the Premier League.
With more than 150,000 hawkers still illegally plying their trade on the streets of Mumbai, the bribery system continues to pay dividends to the police and BMC officials.
Traditionally, one might expect God-fearing conservatives to be warning youth about the dangers of alcohol consumption, rather than plying them with free liquor, but these are desperate times.
From £4,295pp for seven nights including flights from London, all meals and activities including scuba diving and spa treatments (01494 678400, turquoiseholidays.co.uk) New wine and gastronomy cruises will be plying the Upper Rhine Valley between May and October this year.
Held in a carnival atmosphere with candidates setting up tents and plying GOP activists with food, drink and musical performances, the event has long been a favorite of journalists and political junkies alike.
He has an awesome sense of 'rave zen' about him and proved a consummate host, plying us with fish roe, peppers stuffed with tuna and yoghurt, fried liver, fries with dill, alcoholic bread, juice and vodka.
ALONG Route 7 in Cambodia's remote north, dozens of small tractors known as "iron buffaloes" are plying a dilapidated piece of highway.
