imbibe
verb (used with object)
to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink.
was imbibing
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past progressiveof imbibe.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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She placed the point of the spout between my lips, and the next moment I was aware that I was imbibing some delicious broth.
From Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War by Savile Lumley
Whilst a slow nature was imbibing a misfortune little by little, she had swallowed the whole agony of it at a draught and was brightening again.
From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy
They became alarmed, therefore, when they found that she was imbibing a taste for the life of seclusion and solitude which is led by a nun.
From Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
Whilst I was imbibing this with no little relish, my friends were entering into conversation with our new acquaintance.
From A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 by Ellen Clacy
The rain had ceased, the earth was imbibing the moisture, the clouds were still hanging heavily over the landscape.
From Bertha Garlan by Arthur Schnitzler
