decant
verb (used with object)
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
was decanting
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past progressiveof decant.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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Carter's only answer to both these remarks was to drain a glass of the port which Forbes was decanting.
From Kathleen by Christopher Morley
She was decanting the oil, drop by drop, into the salad dressing when Delia appeared in the kitchen.
From Janice Day the Young Homemaker by Helen Beecher Long
"And a restaurant," added a small, elderly man, who was decanting a bottle of claret by means of a glass syphon: "you forgot that, sir."
From The Red Thumb Mark by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
“Not Curtis Morgan?” said Judge Maxwell, lifting his eyes in startled surprise, staying the stream of liquor that he was decanting into a glass.
From The Bondboy by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
