regress
verb (used without object)
to move backward; go back.
was regressing
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past progressiveof regress.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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"She was regressing into a small child," adds Tony, also manager of his daughter's team FMD Racing.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2023
I felt like I was regressing to a 15-year-old version of myself again.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2021
But not until last season did it look as if the program was regressing.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
In an interview with the BBC earlier this year, he said policing was regressing to where it was more than 20 years ago, and reminded him of a "pre-Macpherson era".
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2020
All that was wrong with him was that he was regressing.
From A Dominie in Doubt by Alexander Sutherland Neill
