spool
noun
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
was spooling
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past progressiveof spool.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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But minutes after she had gone Steve looked up from a line he was spooling.
From Then I'll Come Back to You by Larry Evans
