distill
verb (used with object)
to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
was distilling
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past progressiveof distill.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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Agassi's skill, he said, was distilling complex concepts into precise information and reminding him how good he is.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
“What you’re tasting is the history of a spirit — who was distilling and how they were making it at a given time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
Ms. George’s biggest challenge was distilling her hundreds of pages of notes and research into one article.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
It eventually found a company that was distilling fresh coconuts to a highly concentrated compound, mostly for the cosmetic industry.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2021
He was distilling azoth, as he had done hundreds of times before.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
