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was hinging
  • past progressive of hinge.

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“Everything was hinging on a thorough investigation,” he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2022

In their principal was hinging a iron chaine by way of a trophee.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord