mute
adjective
silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
was muting
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past progressiveof mute.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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“When I moved to New York at age 17, I was very repressed. There were a lot of colors that I was muting internally.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
