mind
noun
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc..
was minding
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past progressiveof mind.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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He said: "He was minding his own business doing what he loved, playing his accordion to make people smile and enjoy his music which he had done for many years."
From BBC ● May 10, 2024
It wasn’t like he was minding the coats in the corner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
The other day, I was minding my own business online, just trying to survive in a world of unrelenting horror, when suddenly I was served an ad.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2023
In the 99-page memoir, Donham said Till, 14 and visiting relatives in Mississippi from Chicago, walked into the family-owned store where she was minding the counter on Aug. 24, 1955.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2022
Momma related times without end, and without any show of emotion, how Uncle Willie had been dropped when he was three years old by a woman who was minding him.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
