coat
noun
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body.
was coating
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past progressiveof coat.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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It was snowing heavily outside, and fresh white powder was coating all the roads, but the actress, 80, was not daunted by the winter storm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2018
Snow was coating cars and building up on sidewalks and roadways in New York City by evening, and light snow was falling in Boston.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 27, 2015
Ifemelu had finished and Aunty Uju was coating an exfoliating mask on her face when The General called to say he could no longer come.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Rosaleen had already dived in and was coating honey all over Our Lady’s thighs.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Put bluntly, Lawrence’s poorly focused beam was coating the cyclotron’s interior surfaces with deutons.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
