was sculling
- past progressive of scull.
Example Sentences
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Look there!” and I pointed to a dorsal fin that was sculling lazily along half-a-dozen fathoms away.
From A Middy of the Slave Squadron A West African Story by Mays, D.L.
But once while Dick was sculling and looking for sponges he saw gliding beneath the dingy, a whip-ray, the most beautiful member of the ray family.
From Dick in the Everglades by Dimock, A. W.
In cover of the bank Chippy was sculling his best.
From The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts by Finnemore, John
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 Optic, Oliver
"All right," said the captain, who was sculling, and he headed the dingy for shore, where it struck on a reef at the mouth of a stream.
From Dick in the Everglades by Dimock, A. W.