menstruate
verb (used without object)
to undergo menstruation.
was menstruating
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past progressiveof menstruate.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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Child Q was menstruating at the time, as she told the two officers who searched her, but they nevertheless proceeded with the search.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
The girl, identified as “Child Q,” was menstruating and no drugs were found.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
She said she was menstruating at the time of the visit.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2018
"Apart from snakes, the boys used to peep at us and sometimes mocked us, which made us girls frustrated, so I rarely came to school when I was menstruating," Chansa said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2015
In this peculiar case the woman was menstruating regularly, suckling a child, and at the same time was unconsciously pregnant.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
