lounge
verb (used without object)
to pass time idly and indolently.
was lounging
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past progressiveof lounge.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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Yet in one ad on Saylor’s social-media feed, a woman was lounging on a tropical beach, supposedly funding a lifestyle entirely through Stretch dividends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
McCann was lounging by the pool in Florence not long after her last UFC fight when her phone rang.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
As it turned out, this was one of two security guards protecting the King, who was lounging on a couch at the back of the room.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2024
Melissa White, from Southern California, was lounging in a daybed when she noticed two large umbrellas fly off and land in the pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
There was a chauffeur with a short pipe in his mouth who was lounging outside the car.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
