dish
noun
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
was dishing
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past progressiveof dish.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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Two nights later, prosecutors say, Jones was dishing about his friend to the gambling underworld.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
The Mustangs’ Robert Gomez was dishing and grinding in the post,, and Arleta’s offense had started torching the Bulldogs in the second half.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
One time at a picnic, Loretta Johnson was dishing out pie, pecan, I think it was, and when I said please, she slopped it into the palm of my hand.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
He was dishing out the punishment rather than enduring it — breaking tackles and stiff-arming pursuers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2021
Eating swiftly, Old Tallow put away one bowl and then another while Mama was dishing up the rest of the meal.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
