dip
verb (used with object)
to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid.
was dipping
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past progressiveof dip.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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Maher was dipping back into the attention he received in 2025, when he first dined with Trump and described the president as “gracious and measured.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
By seeking public office, “I was dipping my big toe into a tide of ambition, ego, and irrationality,” he wrote later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Ms Burd - who has multiple sclerosis and lupus - was dipping into her own weekly budget before the incident in April.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023
“I was dipping into my savings account every month to just make all of the payments.”
From Reuters ● Jul. 23, 2018
The dust they stirred floated up and hung in front of the sun that was dipping behind the hills.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
