moot
adjective
was mooting
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past progressiveof moot.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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It's the first time Rovio has worked with a music artist in this way, although the company's chief executive Mikael Hed was mooting such partnerships at the Midem music industry conference in January 2012.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2012
In Washington last week, the Wage & Hour Division was mooting the question again.
From Time Magazine Archive
While the English envoy was mooting the question of divorce in 1526 the surprise of Rome by an Imperial force brought home to Clement his utter helplessness.
From History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 by John Richard Green
While the English envoy was mooting the question of divorce in 1526 the surprise of Rome by an imperial force brought home to Clement his utter helplessness.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 by Rossiter Johnson
Twenty such incongruous unreasonable questions I was mooting and turning over, while Mrs. Sandford's running fire of talk made it impossible for me to think to any conclusion.
From Daisy in the Field by Susan Warner
