ovulate
verb (used without object)
to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
was ovulating
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past progressiveof ovulate.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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Brenneisen downloaded the app because she wanted to pinpoint when she was ovulating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2022
Hormone reports showed her estrogen levels peaked Wednesday evening — a sign that she was ovulating.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2019
When we started trying, I got pregnant first time, partly because I knew exactly when I was ovulating.
From Nature ● Mar. 27, 2018
Once her estrogen levels peaked at the end of February, officials said she was ovulating and “able to become pregnant,” according to a statement.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2018
In 2009, Anne Keothavong became the first British woman in 16 years to be ranked inside the world's top 50 but hers was a career troubled by knee injuries sustained when she was ovulating.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2015
