answer
noun
a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc..
was answering
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past progressiveof answer.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He might have been knocking, but nobody was answering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
With the prime minister at the COP climate summit in Brazil, it was his deputy who was answering questions.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
As of mid-July the man hadn’t accepted, Bush said, and no one was answering the phone at the pizzeria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
Several players crashed the postgame news conference’ as finals MVP A’ja Wilson was answering a question.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
Clare asked, having forgotten the question she was answering.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
