diet
noun
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health.
was dieting
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past progressiveof diet.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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But she piled on the pounds as a child, and was dieting without success before she even reached high school.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2015
When Farouk was dieting, trying to lose weight, he had 600 oysters a week flown in from Copenhagen.
From Time Magazine Archive
The food set before her would not have been prescribed for a tender young creature who was dieting.
From The Slim Princess by George Ade
