articulate
adjective
uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
was articulating
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past progressiveof articulate.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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There were moments when digesting his work, whereby I felt he was articulating something I had never quite found words for myself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
His voice was laconic and melodic, as if he was articulating a lullaby when he spoke.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2023
He was articulating a new morality and a new sense of self, one based on the fragmentation that men like Wildmon would exploit.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2018
Later in my life I came to the view that the Pledge was articulating an ideal for which we were to strive, that we were as a country called to strive to fulfill.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2016
One day my tongue lay like a lump of meat in my mouth, the next day it was articulating words that hadn’t been spoken in over a year.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
