quarter
noun
one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided.
was quartering
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past progressiveof quarter.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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The ’plane was much heavier and did not respond so readily to the hand of the driver, and the return course was quartering against the wind.
From Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
At the back end of the restaurant Tildy was refilling the mustard pots and Aileen was quartering pies.
From The Four Million by O. Henry
Along the opposite bank crept the canoe—yes, it held two paddlers—now it was quartering across, making for the village; its crew certainly looked like Maria and Francisco.
From Gold Seekers of '49 by Charles H. Stephens
His left side was quartering toward Morrow and apparently he was addressing the group as a whole instead of any one man.
From The Settling of the Sage by Hal G. (Hal George) Evarts
He was quartering, head away from us, and we could not see his tusks.
From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by John T. McCutcheon
