squirrel
noun
any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
was squirreling
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past progressiveof squirrel.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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When I told my wife how much money I was squirreling away for this purchase, she replied, "That's wrong."
From Time ● Sep. 12, 2017
Always frugal, I was squirreling away money for a down payment on a house.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2013
“And Uncle Woody was squirreling away all the squirrel books he could!”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
