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
I was coining money in New York, and would be now—if they hadn't dug me out as a slacker—an embusqué—whatever you like to call it.
From Everyman's Land by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
He was coining thousands daily, and was as shrewd as he was successful, according to the verdict of those whose sayings I overheard.
From A Romantic Young Lady by Robert Grant
Fontan kept always bringing them as though he was coining them.
From Light by Fitzwater Wray
