gauge
verb (used with object)
to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
was gauging
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past progressiveof gauge.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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But after Banuet explained that she was gauging support for Harris, Gallego and state legislative candidates, she had the 64-year-old’s full attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
Would he actually quit on Wednesday, as officials have said, or was his silence a sign that he was gauging his options for a protracted fight?
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
As of Monday, the Coyotes game at Climate Pledge Arena was still scheduled to take place, though the team and league was gauging the practicality of that.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
As I sat there, heart pounding, sweat dripping, I was gauging my grandmother’s patience.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
She kept her eyes on the horizon, but Leo got the feeling she was gauging his mood, considering what to say.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
