shade
noun
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
was shading
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past progressiveof shade.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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“I was shading him a little bit toward right field,” said Agee of Hendricks, who bats left-handed.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2019
In my brain, pain was shading into pleasure, and, curiously, many of the same regions were involved, activated in a slightly different pattern.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2018
The Shackelfords were looking for someone to tackle the labor-intensive job of killing invasive buckthorn, which was shading out oak seedlings in a 130-acre woods.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2014
None of this means that Jackie is lying or that she was shading her story in a way most favorable to her, although that might be the case.
From MSNBC ● Dec. 8, 2014
Papa’s hand was shading his eyes but I could see that a smile was coming across his face.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
