lunge
noun
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
was lunging
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past progressiveof lunge.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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Early humans did not have much time to think when a lion was lunging toward them.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2023
The first time audiences saw him, in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2015 The Revenant, he was lunging at a villainous Tom Hardy, who mocked him for being half-Pawnee.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2018
Benjamin said a claim about “whether the suspect was lunging for a taser” is material, and prosecutors would also analyze whether it was deliberately misleading.
From MSNBC ● Dec. 17, 2015
But soon Millionshchikov was lunging enthusiastically after the elusive plastic saucer.
From Time Magazine Archive
She settled back against her pillow, trying to forget her dream, in which a red-tailed bird had turned into a dinosaur and was lunging toward her.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
