slam
verb (used with or without object)
to shut with force and noise.
was slamming
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past progressiveof slam.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 last time they were involved... Jersey was slamming the door shut, so they have switched off and turned their attention elsewhere," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Few realized as incoming Kraken center Yanni Gourde was slamming and crashing his way to another Stanley Cup championship this summer that the pain in his left shoulder had grown too big to ignore.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
The comments Baldwin was slamming have since been deleted, but the Daily Mail captured several screenshots.
From Fox News ● Apr. 26, 2019
By the end of the game, RJ Barrett was slamming home an alley-oop pass off the glass.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2018
Another two steps and he was slamming the back door, locking it with a double bolt.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
