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
Elizabeth Jaramillo said three weeks ago, while she was menstruating, she stained her pants after not being allowed to go to the bathroom to change her sanitary pad.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
"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
The mother added that at the time when the incident with the brother happened, the patient was menstruating and that this ceased at once.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)
