converse
verb (used without object)
to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking.
was conversing
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past progressiveof converse.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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One executive, thinking he was communicating with an employee by teletype when in fact he was conversing with Eliza, finally asked, “why are you being so snotty to me?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Hutchins was conversing with Baldwin to set up a camera angle that Hutchins wanted to depict: a close-up image of the barrel of Baldwin’s revolver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Thoman was conversing with a woman outside her vehicle about the 2-month-old baby and dog in the backseat while another vehicle occupant is leaning against the rear of the car.
From Fox News ● Sep. 10, 2021
The day before Michael died, while I was conversing with my husband and catching up on some pleasure reading, I got a rare message from Michael.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 2, 2017
In one of the tents of the Headquarters staff behind the British lines Burnet, once more in Arab dress, was conversing with Captain Mitchell, an officer high in the Intelligence branch.
From Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad by Herbert Strang
