gross
adjective
without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net).
was grossing
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past progressiveof gross.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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Measured by active driving time, that means he was grossing nearly $45.50 an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
About a decade and a half later, Jones had attracted millions of viewers, was grossing millions in annual revenue and had captured Donald Trump's attention.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2022
At one point, Arnold was grossing more than $200K a week.
From Fox News ● May 7, 2021
At the time of her death at 88 in 1962, the Brooklyn store was grossing $3 million annually and the company had expanded across the metropolitan area.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2014
I figured she was grossing me out as revenge for not eating her chicken dinner.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
