litter
noun
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
was littering
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past progressiveof litter.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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With his foot he pushed aside some straw that was littering about the place, and he carefully avoided the dung that lay on the stones of the yard.
From Jena or Sedan? by Franz Beyerlein
He became aware that debris was littering the partly wrecked bridge.
From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
In another moment it was littering the ground in four pieces, and the door had banged behind the indignant draftsman.
From My Lord Duke by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
