digest
verb (used with object)
to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
was digesting
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past progressiveof digest.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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A week ago, Westminster was digesting the chancellor's Spring Statement and all the talk was of a tightrope walk and precarious public finances.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2025
White House officials were also trying to understand how Beijing was digesting the Wagner revolt and what it might mean for the China-Russia relationship going forward.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
She was digesting other influences in interesting ways, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2018
Uihlein, who had previously competed in this event twice as an amateur, still was digesting the ramifications of the victory.
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 3, 2017
The little lady was digesting the information which she had just received.
From Threads of Grey and Gold by Myrtle Reed
