arise
verb (used without object)
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise.
was arising
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past progressiveof arise.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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"And, of course, that would ease the tension in the neighbouring countries that was arising because of the presence of a large number of refugees."
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024
This situation was arising "more or less daily", he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2012
At this same time, farther to the east, another civilization was arising.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Greater skeptics shrugged, pointed out that the charts were indeed old, awaited the findings of a French naval commission to see if a continent was arising or if the discovery. was merely an unknown reef.
From Time Magazine Archive
A singular and most disagreeable smell was arising from the trap which they had opened; but ignoring this they descended, and presently stood side by side in a low cellar.
From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Sax Rohmer
