ray
noun
a narrow beam of light.
was raying
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past progressiveof ray.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 humming-bird, which was raying rubies and emeralds from the hearts of the roses, came and went as softly as the south wind.
From Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Nancy Huston Banks
When I awoke, roused by a long-continued tapping at my door, sunlight was raying in on cornice and bedpost, and birds were singing in the garden.
From The Best British Short Stories of 1922 by John Cournos
