bash
verb (used with object)
to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
was bashing
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past progressiveof bash.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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"The current was bashing against me the whole time, I don't think I moved for three hours," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
After he retweeted Mr. Trump’s post with a correction, Mr. Spann pushed back against critics who claimed that he was bashing the president.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2019
His battles with Indian casinos also reveal Trump’s contradictions: Even as he was bashing the industry publicly, Trump was quietly trying to strike partnerships with some tribes, records show.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2016
On “Song Against Sex,” drummer Jeremy Barnes sounded like he was bashing out a different song than the one Mangum chose to sing, his words spilling out like scurrying cartoon mice oblivious to the rhythm.
From Chicago Tribune ● Feb. 7, 2014
Greg Walden, the head of the NRCC, was bashing him for it.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2013
