impound
verb (used with object)
to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
was impounding
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past progressiveof impound.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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Minibus taxi operators across Cape Town also aired frustrations that the government was impounding taxis they claimed were not roadworthy.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023
When King announced one day that he was impounding typewriters to cut down paper work, Strauss cracked: "This would be like inhibiting pickpockets by doing away with pockets."
From Time Magazine Archive
