plank
noun
a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
was planking
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past progressiveof plank.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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The pair are split on who is the toughest: Gosling immediately says it is his co-star, joking that she was "planking" in a Pilates session the day before while everyone else was having a nap.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2024
Captain Shuffles was planking the deck, apparently engaged in deep thought.
From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Oliver Optic
His son, Colonel Montague, who had commanded a Maine regiment during a portion of the war of the rebellion, was planking the deck, dressed in the uniform of the New York Yacht Club.
From Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. by Oliver Optic
Captain Passford heard the hail from aloft, for he was planking the deck with the first lieutenant.
From On The Blockade by Oliver Optic
While Christy was planking the deck, four bells were struck on the ship's great bell on the 62 top-gallant forecastle.
From On The Blockade by Oliver Optic
