prelude
noun
a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
was preluding
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past progressiveof prelude.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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This was the literary situation when Holmes was preluding in the magazine.
From Literary and Social Essays by George William Curtis
Nancy turned to Della Rocca, who was preluding carelessly with smooth fingers and all his smiles alight.
From The Devourers by Annie Vivanti Chartres
