diagram
noun
a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
was diagramming
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past progressiveof diagram.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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It was like he was diagramming the whole thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
Prince Ferdinand William Otto, who was diagramming the sentence, "Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in America," and doing it wrong, looked up in dismay.
From Long Live the King! by Mary Roberts Rinehart
