kick-start
verb (used with object)
to start by means of a kick starter.
was kick-starting
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past progressiveof kick-start.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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“No one was kick-starting it,” said Hansen, who began analyzing arena sites and teams for sale.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2013
