insulate
verb (used with object)
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound.
was insulating
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past progressiveof insulate.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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The cause of the accident was insulating foam that fell off the shuttle’s external fuel tank during its ascent to space.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
What was insulating the American press from a full-speed race to the bottom?
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2020
"I can charge from either the third rail or the trolley wire," declared Tom, who was insulating his hands in rubber gloves, and getting his wires ready.
From Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout, or, the Speediest Car on the Road by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
