flow
verb (used without object)
to move along in a stream.
was flowing
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past progressiveof flow.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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For many years, scientists studying small variations in that field concluded that much of the outer core was flowing mainly westward.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The creek is about two feet deep and the water was flowing about eight to 10 miles per hour, McGee said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
At the time, money was flowing into non-producing onshore U.S. shale acreage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Local resident Debbie Bigglestaff said on Sunday a "full force scale river" was flowing down her street.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
He looked over and I saw the juices was flowing out of his eye.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
