scare
verb (used with object)
was scaring
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past progressiveof scare.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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The blockade, which had effectively cut off Iran’s oil flow, was scaring Iranian VIPs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"I was so agitated that I was scared. I was scaring myself because I felt out of control," he said.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
She denied using her phone while driving and said she was using the device to record the deputy because he was scaring her.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2021
She slowly backed away, telling me that I was scaring her.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2017
Something was happening; something was changing and it was scaring me.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
