scull
noun
an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
was sculling
-
past progressiveof scull.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A few minutes more, and I had swung myself over the gunwale, and was sculling with eager strokes down the smooth waters of the bayou.
From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Mayne Reid
I was sculling, and asked the fellows who were steering if they thought it could be done, and they said, oh, yes, they thought so, if I pulled hard.
From Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
They were drifting before a light breeze on a hill lake; Ricardo was fishing, and Jaqueline was sculling a stroke now and then, just to keep the boat right with the wind.
From Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia being the adventures of Prince Prigio's son by Gordon Browne
Noddy was sculling off before he had done his work, and I called him back.
From Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise by Oliver Optic
A man was sculling shoreward from a fishing schooner that lay at anchor off the docks; and a whaleboat crawled like a spider across the 15 harbor toward Fairhaven on the other side.
From All the Brothers Were Valiant by Ben Ames Williams
