hoard
noun
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc..
was hoarding
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past progressiveof hoard.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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While Howie’s correspondence was labeled and filed, what we had was hoarding as a grief strategy: letters stuffed in boxes and boxes stuffed in dresser drawers.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
Exxon was hoarding cash this year after paying off the huge debt it ran up in 2020 during the COVID-19 oil-price collapse.
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2023
At the same time, China made half the world’s masks before the coronavirus emerged there, and the country was hoarding them.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
A: I do think she was hoarding before she moved.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2021
I was hoarding my paychecks, in case I needed the money for tuition.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
