was legging
- past progressive of leg.
Example Sentences
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Castellanos sustained a bruised right foot after colliding at first base with Detroit’s Jason Krizan, who was legging out a bunt.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2015
I must have got turned around, too; because, when I came to, I found I was legging it away from the big hole instead of back toward it.”
From Under Boy Scout Colors by Ames, Joseph Bushnell
While the bull, much out of temper, was legging it to the best of his ability, his tormentor, still clinging to the tail, asked, 'Darn you, who commenced this fuss?'
From Lincoln's Yarns and Stories: a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller by McClure, Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly)
Patrick was legging it down the Valley with all the strength he had left, and taking no time to look back.
From The City of Fire by Hill, Grace Livingston
The next moment she was legging it for the dining-room, while I, having bunged the bicycle into a bush, made for the stairs.
From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
