was shallowing
- past progressive of shallow.
Example Sentences
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They kept very near to the creek and he noticed suddenly that the current was shallowing, and had grown much swifter.
From The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)