hog
noun
a hoofed mammal of the Old World family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
was hogging
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past progressiveof hog.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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Perhaps Mr. Levine was hogging the podium and keeping rivals at bay, but audiences and critics were excited by the artistic results.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2021
Tiger Woods was on six under with four to play but McIlroy was hogging the limelight after a display which justified his position as pre-tournament second favourite, behind the world No1.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2010
Architects contended that the Treasury was hogging the design of new public buildings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Director Ernst Lubitsch complained that West, who was her own screenwriter, was hogging the best lines in one of her films.
From Time Magazine Archive
She wanted to sit down beside me but Daisy was hogging the bed.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
