mass
noun
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size.
was massing
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past progressiveof mass.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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A fire had ignited high in the hills of Pacific Palisades, and smoke was massing over the bone-dry ridgeline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
US intelligence spotted that the mercenary group leader was massing weapons, ammunition and other equipment near the border with Russia, CNN reported.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2023
When I first met him, with Rice, was when Turkey was massing its forces in Northern Iraq to invade Iraqi Kurdistan.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 19, 2019
Russia said on Monday that Nusra was massing around Aleppo ahead of a major offensive.
From Reuters ● Apr. 11, 2016
Austria was massing her troops along the Serbian frontier, and Germany, Italy, Russia, France and even England, all were in a turmoil, with panics in their capitals, money markets going wild.
From His Family by Ernest Poole
