handcuff
noun
a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle.
was handcuffing
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past progressiveof handcuff.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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One suspect he was handcuffing turned to him and asked, “What’s George C. Scott really like?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
Back at the site of the traffic stop, Dueñas’s lapel video shows he was handcuffing one of the two remaining men near the hood of their patrol car when the gunshots rang out.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
But as Luckey was handcuffing him, Wright pulled away and got back in.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
Video from the body camera and from surveillance cameras at the convenience store shows that Lorenz abandoned the passenger he was handcuffing and jumped into the bed of the pickup truck.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2016
It was handcuffing your team, handcuffing your salary cap.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2011
