calve
verb (used without object)
to give birth to a calf.
was calving
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past progressiveof calve.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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Unfortunately, we missed our chance to dive into the Antarctic because the glacier was calving, sending large sheets of ice crashing into the water.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
It was calving season for Tim O’Connor, a third-generation rancher in the Klamath Basin.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
Throughout Western Europe and the United States, a new era was calving off an older one.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
In the barn one early evening last week, the Brown Swiss cow was calving for the first time.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last year he lost the brindle cow that was calving.
From The Voice of the People by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
