derail
verb (used with object)
to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.
was derailing
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past progressiveof derail.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 feeling among many observers was that the Terry captaincy affair was derailing England's bid to win the European Championship.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 9, 2012
Here Mr. Sparrow's train of thought collided with the obstruction which was derailing many similar trains in Ostable and South Harniss.
From Mary-'Gusta by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
