quest
noun
a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something.
was questing
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past progressiveof quest.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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By 7:07 p.m., almost exactly one hour after the team was paged, Goyal was questing toward her brain.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
But her book was questing and inquisitive while Mr. Lubow’s hums blandly along.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2016
"The movies gave me cachet and some wider exposure but they didn't give me the creative satisfaction that I was questing," Leguizamo said by phone from Cartagena, Colombia.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2010
More often the President emphasized that he was questing for peace based on principle and sure strength.
From Time Magazine Archive
I could tell by her abrupt manner, and the way she tapped her lorgnette against her teeth, that she was questing possibilities.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
