need
noun
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation.
was needing
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past progressiveof need.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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“I think some people viewed her as a hysterical woman. And she wasn’t. She was needing help,” Maxine told me.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
“And in the meantime, my mother was failing, too. She’s 86 this year and has dementia. She was needing me more. And I just thought, enough’s enough.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Johnson was on the par-4 18th green in two when Reed finished, while Smith - the other player in Johnson’s twosome - was needing a miracle that didn’t arrive.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
He hasn’t played the Wells Fargo Championship since 2013 when he was needing sponsor exemptions.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
Except for Peaches, of course, but you could see she was needing to work at being miserable.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
