portion
noun
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it.
was portioning
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past progressiveof portion.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 God was portioning out fear to all the people in the world, at last it came to my turn, and there was no fear left to give me.
From Eminent Victorians by Giles Lytton Strachey
