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
As she was draping herself in her wrappings in the vestibule, her step-father volunteered his services.
From Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas In One Volume by Octave Feuillet
As Finnerty and Swinton went by a jungle path up the hill, the oncoming night was draping the forest with heavy gloom.
From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser
