prose
noun
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
was prosing
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past progressiveof prose.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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Next morning, and whilst I was prosing over my breakfast, in walked a midshipman, about twenty years of age, with a face which appeared to have been rolled down Deal beach a dozen times.
From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford
If I could have seen Mrs. Curtis or Grace alone, they might have heard reason, but that old woman of a doctor was prosing about quiet and strain on the nerves.
From Clever Woman of the Family by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Moreover, the case concerning which his clerk was prosing along in the style of a chapel demagogue engaged in extemporary prayer, was an extremely uninteresting one, and he thought hazily of his lunch.
From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie
Lady Linacre, his nearest neighbour, was prosing on to Mrs. Burton Smith, his next nearest.
From Laid up in Lavender by Weyman, Stanley J.
On the next bench, a dirty old boatman was prosing to a stupid old visitor.
From The Fallen Leaves by Collins, Wilkie
