semaphore
noun
an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
was semaphoring
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past progressiveof semaphore.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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"Reckon he won't do that any more, sir," chuckled Harry Hawke; but Dennis had already jumped on to the sandbags, and was semaphoring wildly with both arms.
From With Haig on the Somme by Archibald Webb
Upon the Montauk’s nearest neighbor the naval signalman was semaphoring, and he watched abstractedly.
From Tom Slade on a Transport by Thomas Clarity
At times they came close together; but at other times, as, for instance, when I was semaphoring, they were very far apart.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 5, 1917 by Various
From her after bridge a seaman was semaphoring vigorously.
From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Edward S. Hodgson
At Curtis Street the traffic officer was semaphoring with energetic gesture the east and west bound vehicles to be on their way.
From Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story by William MacLeod Raine
