heed
verb (used with object)
to give careful attention to.
was heeding
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past progressiveof heed.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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In Mayitoukou, only the older generation was heeding the call, said one village elder, Antoine.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Whether he was heeding the warnings is already a different story.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2024
And it said it was heeding his words from that letter: “The time is always ripe to do right.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
On Nov. 23, Mahmoud Moradkhani reported her sister’s arrest as she was heeding a court order to appear at the Tehran prosecutor’s office.
From Reuters ● Nov. 27, 2022
Apparently no one was heeding the barker’s plea.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
