black
adjective
being a color that lacks hue and brightness and absorbs light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
was blacking
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past progressiveof black.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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"On Saturday I was blacking in and out, I didn't know what to do," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
The Acton Town Council told the utilities commission in January that Edison was blacking out residents when dangerous conditions “do not exist.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
"I was blacking out and fainting," Ms Davies, a tattoo artist, said.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
He remembers taking a few steps and telling medical personnel he didn't think he could make it, that he was blacking out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2014
He led the way down some littered steps into a basement room, where a dishevelled maid was blacking boots.
From Explorers of the Dawn by Christopher Morley
