rust
noun
the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
was rusting
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past progressiveof rust.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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Crates with empty beer bottles were stacked by what used to be a cafe, and a semi-destroyed old car was rusting away by a stone wall.
From Reuters ● Feb. 11, 2022
I knew the cause instantly: The reinforcing steel in the concrete was rusting.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2021
Their corrugated aluminum roof was rusting through, even as their concrete floor was spotless.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2019
The water was so bad that even General Motors stopped using it because it was rusting auto parts.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 27, 2016
He’d been hiding the truth for too long, and it was rusting away his insides.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
