scuttle
was scuttling
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past progressiveof scuttle.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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At that time, China didn’t rank in the top fifth, though it was scuttling upward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
Soon, Ms. Pelosi was scuttling through a kitchen corridor for an outdoor reception hosted by Morris Pearl, a former investment banker who has given more than $1 million in political donations.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2016
Mr. Huntsman’s decision to accept the posting was taken inside and outside the White House to mean that he was scuttling any plans for 2012.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2011
But the Queen was hardly recognizable last week; she was scuttling around like a maid-of-all-work.
From Time Magazine Archive
The boy looked at the sands around him, and saw that, where his tears had fallen, a scarab beetle was scuttling through the sand.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
