query
noun
a question; an inquiry.
was querying
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past progressiveof query.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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“I said, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe it, I was querying the wrong directory,’” he says.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 23, 2015
Benjamin was querying, as he spoke, whether Captain Homes had disclosed the fact of his being a runaway.
From From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin by William M. (William Makepeace) Thayer
While he was querying about the genuineness of the letter from Governor Keith, Captain Homes arrived in Boston, and first of all called upon his father Franklin.
From From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin by William M. (William Makepeace) Thayer
Miss Munch was querying as Claire stepped into the dressing-room.
From The Blood Red Dawn by Charles Caldwell Dobie
What did Pitt mean by those last words? she was querying.
From A Red Wallflower by Susan Warner
