calm
adjective
without rough motion; still or nearly still.
was calming
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past progressiveof calm.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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Last year I got off of social media, and it was calming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
“We had a few months where pricing volatility was calming down, and now it has stagnated,” Spence said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
"I was calming down thinking, 'right, we just need to keep her stable until the ambulance comes'," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025
In these routines, he often was calming someone down, or talking them around, or putting a good face on bad news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
The troopers’ biggest challenge was calming people down and explaining that no meteors or Martians had fallen.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
