denote
verb (used with object)
to be a mark or sign of; indicate.
was denoting
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past progressiveof denote.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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He looked up, with the outlines of a frown vanishing like pencilings under the india-rubber of professional courtesy,—for he was denoting or at the moment, which is fussy work, as it consists exclusively of dots.
From The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations by James Branch Cabell
