rotate
verb (used with object)
to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
was rotating
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past progressiveof rotate.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 was rotating through a pediatric ICU in Baltimore.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026
For years, observations suggested that the gas inside the galaxy was rotating.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2026
At the beginning of the season, Brady was rotating with redshirt junior Seneca Curo at shortstop, but Curo suffered a shoulder injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2023
If you were looking down at the North Pole, the air would look like it was rotating counterclockwise.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
The landing pad in the central chamber was rotating open once again.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
