defuse
verb (used with object)
to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.).
was defusing
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past progressiveof defuse.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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Today they seemed awkward and complicated, like I was defusing a bomb.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
