snooze
verb (used without object)
was snoozing
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past progressiveof snooze.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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He was snoozing, and there was a pause and I went, “How’s the pitch going?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Time for a look back at what did happen earlier today, while the UK was snoozing and Japan was busy.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2021
She was snoozing peacefully in a sling on her mum's chest as the results were revealed.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2019
Howard Cosell and Jackie Robinson told the world that the Old Man was snoozing in the dugout, was out of touch with the game.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2011
The Fat Lady was snoozing and not pleased to be woken, but swung forward grumpily to allow them to clamber into the mercifully peaceful and empty common room.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
