prong
noun
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
was pronging
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past progressiveof prong.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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While he was speaking he was pronging away with his spear down the companion-hatch, and the growling grew louder and fiercer.
From Peter the Whaler by Henry Austin
This last Remark was intended for an inoffensive Person who had slipped in to get a Rhine Wine and Seltzer, and was pronging about Forty Cents' Worth of Lunch.
From More Fables by George Ade
