recount
verb (used with object)
to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
was recounting
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past progressiveof recount.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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Korkejian was driving with her mother, who was recounting details of her childhood, when Korkejian realized she was struggling to retain them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
“I thought it died with her, I really did,” Jennifer told me last November when she was recounting this story.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2023
Kuiper was recounting a visit to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City during the broadcast’s pregame coverage with on-air colleague Dallas Braden.
From Washington Times ● May 7, 2023
She answered the committee's questions in a calm, methodical voice, noting how and under what circumstances she gained the information she was recounting.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2022
Aunty Ifeoma was recounting how the security agents had come to the flat.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
