stain
noun
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
was staining
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past progressiveof stain.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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Smits persevered with the sheep, whose greasy wool was staining the walls of the corridor.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 26, 2015
One of the other things they should care about, according to Harriet, the cleaning lady who came once a week and who was about a million years old, was staining the bathtub.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
The next Saturday we climbed up to the roof and cleaned out the gutters, since they were overflowing now every time it rained and the dirty water was staining the corners of the Perfect House.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
His broken syllables of love were in her ears, his head was nestled, like that of a weary child, within her arms, his blood was staining the white laces on her breast.
From An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada by A. Ethelwyn Wetherald
The scarlet of her frightened blood was staining her cheeks, her eyes were bright as the jewels in her diadem, and beneath the thrown-back veil her dark hair revealed its lovely wealth.
From The Fortieth Door by Mary Hastings Bradley
