drape
verb (used with object)
to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
was draping
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past progressiveof drape.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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He sold a full-size bed to a woman whose lanky teenager was draping over his twin frame.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2015
Her first job for a studio was draping garlands over elephants in a Cecil B. De-Mille circus film.
From Time Magazine Archive
She pointed to a little boy who was draping his beaded cloak around his even littler sister as she clung to his shoulder.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Lights were twinkling in the village below; and across the valley darkness was draping the hills.
From Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship by Zangwill, Israel
"I suppose not," I admitted, glancing yet again at the still vacant doorway by the foot of the stairs, which now the twilight was draping in mysterious shadows.
From The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor by Rohmer, Sax
