field
noun
an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
was fielding
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past progressiveof field.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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Suddenly, Intel was fielding requests to buy thousands of older CPUs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
It is instructive to note that Howe was fielding similar questions nearly a year ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
Even amid the tumult she was fielding calls from clients searching for new digs in the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
After the game, Odunze acknowledged Penix as he was fielding questions on the podium.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
Rankin was fielding at deep long-on, close to the tent; but they had no one at square leg, which is my special direction on my twenty days.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920 by Various
