hear
verb (used with object)
to perceive by the ear.
was hearing
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past progressiveof hear.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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She didn’t intend to call him out specifically or to be gender-specific, but she wanted to tap into the feeling she was hearing about from readers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The Court was hearing oral arguments in Monsanto Company v.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
In a federal courthouse in Los Angeles last spring, Judge Otis Wright II, a no-nonsense former Marine, was baffled by what he was hearing from the prosecutor before him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
“I was hearing them all game at third base,” Champlin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Omakayas’s mind tried to grasp what she was hearing, her heart tumbled into darkness and she could not speak.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
