rewind
verb (used with or without object)
to wind again.
was rewinding
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past progressiveof rewind.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 started to reflect on things. I couldn't sleep. It felt like I was rewinding a tape, realising what went wrong."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2021
She had the remote in her hand and was rewinding the movie.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
I would never be able to give my father a proper burial, but by honoring the dead, I felt like I was rewinding the clock.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
“Dad had a spirit,” she said, like she was rewinding a bit in our conversation.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
As I was rewinding the tape, somebody knocked on the front door.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
