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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George and Mary Schaeffer brought their grandson, who sought out Magyar every night to tell her he was heeding her challenge to try new things, including chocolate ice cream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
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
