disport
verb (used with object)
to divert or amuse (oneself ).
was disporting
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past progressiveof disport.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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One day last week, Nero was disporting himself on the public highway.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despatches, from the steamship Majestic at sea, said rumors that Annette Kellerman was disporting herself in the swimming pool proved false upon investigation.
From Time Magazine Archive
By this time, she had passed the portal and was disporting herself in the vestibule, with one toe resting upon the sacred threshold.
From The Dominant Strain by H. C. (Harry C.) Edwards
She was beginning a practise volley with Tommy Hollins, who was disporting himself like a young colt.
From Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson
While the After-Clap was disporting himself with the articles on the Sergeant's desk, under the full glare of the electric light, a shadow passed the window.
From Betty at Fort Blizzard by Molly Elliot Seawell
