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
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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
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The waters twinkled full of light to the very foreground of the canvas, and between the piers of the harbor a fisher-boy was sculling his boat.
From Lying Prophets by Eden Phillpotts
But there could be no doubt that a landing was intended, for the little sail had been lowered, and one of the men was sculling toward the beach with an oar.
From When the Cock Crows by Waldron Baily
And the course—well, if was not steering, it was sculling; the old bumboat was wobbling all around like a drunken tailor with two left legs.
From The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales by Frank T. Bullen
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
Only three hours later, as Johnny was sculling over a shallow bank, he stopped work and began to thump the bottom with his oar.
From Dick in the Everglades by A. W. Dimock
