bull
noun
the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
was bulling
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past progressiveof bull.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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Whatever the exact course of the conversation, it was clear that Stassen had singled out Bob Taft as the man to campaign against and he was bulling ahead at full speed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Congress was bulling through its last day of business, scrambling to go home.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The General" was "bulling" this stock, and "bearing" that.
From Sevenoaks by J. G. (Josiah Gilbert) Holland
Instantly the rumors were sent broadcast that I had settled with "Standard Oil" and was bulling the stock.
From Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated by Thomas William Lawson
He was bulling a number of South American railways, and there's been a panic in the market.
From The Explorer by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
