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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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 Marie Corelli
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 A. Beckford Bevan
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 Charlotte Mary Yonge
While Pugh was prosing, I was examining the box.
From The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English by Egerton Castle
On the next bench, a dirty old boatman was prosing to a stupid old visitor.
From The Fallen Leaves by Wilkie Collins
