crop
noun
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered.
was cropping
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past progressiveof crop.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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The question that flared in history books and bars for 25 interwar years was cropping up again.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was cropping grass in the back pasture not far from Grandpa’s mule.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
A horse was cropping the grass in a clearing, and some one beyond the thicket was reading aloud.
From Days of the Discoverers by Florence Choate
Marjorie ran for her bridle and put it on Cheeky, who was cropping grass by the stream.
From The Adventure League by Hilda T. Skae
Grass grew round the edges of the large yard, and an old white horse was cropping it contentedly.
From The Mormon Prophet by Lily Dougall
