coin
noun
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
was coining
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past progressiveof coin.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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Her thick plaited hair was coining undone, and her face was pink and flushed as she flung herself here and there after the ball.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
A backpack was coining through the hole, followed by Diana’s head, as Cas turned and made for Mrs. Radke’s chemistry room.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
It did, no doubt, appear that I was coining the ready.
From Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
A few months after the killing of the “Kid,” a man was coining money, showing “Billy the Kid’s” trigger finger, preserved in alcohol.
From History of 'Billy the Kid' by Siringo, Chas. A.
There are twelve or fourteen mills, which were all at work in coining crown pieces, and likewise several hammering machines, one of which was coining 2 Sols pieces.
From A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792 by Twiss, Richard
