condense
verb (used with object)
to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
was condensing
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past progressiveof condense.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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Researchers pushed the limits of the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes to observe how the light from K2-18 b’s star filtered through the planet’s atmosphere, revealing signs that water vapour was condensing into liquid water.
From Nature ● Sep. 11, 2019
Still nervous, Mom knelt down to check on Philip to ensure he was condensing oxygen appropriately.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
A fine baffling mist was falling, however, and this was condensing into a heavy fog.
From Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane by Roy Rockwood
Deprived of the direct rays of the sun, the gas was condensing.
From John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein by Frank Richard Stockton
On top of that, this original earth mass, composed of molten rock and gases and water vapor, was condensing.
From Unexplored! by Allen Chaffee
