permeate
verb (used with object)
to pass into or through every part of.
was permeating
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past progressiveof permeate.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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But as we kept at it, all I could think about was the sweet, sweet smell of urea that was permeating my sheets.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2020
No matter doubt was permeating Scotland’s every move, something only exacerbated when Parris nutmegged poor Docherty.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2019
He knew he loved Barbara, but he did not know that her exquisiteness was permeating his whole being with an endless possession.
From There & Back by George MacDonald
Sinkings had reached an alarming height: a spirit almost of fatalism was permeating the sea-actions of some of our Service.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone
The leaven of the gospel was permeating the mass of the people.
From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. by Rufus Anderson
