delve
verb (used without object)
to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate.
was delving
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past progressiveof delve.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 fact that he was delving into issues of medicine, where none of us are qualified to opine on that, is disturbing,” James said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
Ms Nickolds says one of the first things she did when she got her promotion was delving into the John Lewis archive and its 150 year history.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2017
When Walter was delving into some Lockean discourse, and Toby—I don’t remember if he fell asleep or dropped all the tobacco out his pipe—but he did something to really confound the philosophical discussion.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2016
As a result of borrowing from his collection, while my contemporaries were reading the historical romances of Georgette Heyer, I was delving into HG Wells, Isaac Asimov, Harry Harrison and the like.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2012
He was delving for roots when the hedgehog cast up out of the night and jumped him to "attention" by his loud sniffs—much like a big dog's, I said.
From The Way of the Wild by Harry Rountree
