jam
verb (used with object)
to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible.
was jamming
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past progressiveof jam.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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This hinted that the U.S. was jamming the balloon’s electronics so it could not gather or transmit data.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2023
“I was jamming to it until 2 or 3 this morning.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2021
I do know that the temp sound was made by Katrina Pastore, our assistant editor, who was jamming some ramen noodles with a chopstick.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2019
There, a ukulele ensemble was jamming in a bank parking lot, a comparatively found spot — with cellular service restored — at the border of the lost wilds.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2019
It felt as if something had got wedged inside it and was jamming the drawer in place.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
