flex
verb (used with object)
to bend, as a part of the body.
was flexing
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past progressiveof flex.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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The Red Bull wing - and those of several other teams - was flexing on the straights, but it passed all the stiffness tests in the pits.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2021
Apple's announcement of hardware innovations for the holiday season despite the chip shortage showed the company was flexing its supply chain muscles, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2021
As SpaceX was flexing, the rocket launch market began to change As SpaceX was flexing, the rocket launch market began to change.
From The Verge ● Dec. 12, 2019
The company, which has headquarters in Seattle and employs about 45,000 workers here, never said it was flexing its muscle as the city's largest company.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2018
Major was flexing his arm muscles at the cracked mirror over the mop sink.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
