signal
noun
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, such as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a signal to leave.
was signalling
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past progressiveof signal.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 attacker was signalling vulnerability without necessarily crossing the threshold into mass casualty or nuclear safety crisis."
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
On Monday, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander denied the government was signalling a return towards an austerity model.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
Dealers had thought the firmer fix on Tuesday meant Beijing was signalling it wanted the yuan's fall to slow, or even stop.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2023
But Long-Bailey insisted negotiations had been productive and “gone into a lot of detail”; and hinted that the government was signalling a willingness to compromise on some issues, including workers’ rights.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2019
The pale eyes of the trader glittered with cold malevolence as he swung around to the window from which Pete was signalling.
From Bloom of Cactus by Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen) Coleman
