steady
adjective
firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium.
was steadying
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past progressiveof steady.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 claimed sometimes he had touched their shoulders as he was "steadying himself" due to being unsteady on his feet because of his condition.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Still two of Wall Street's main indexes rose slightly on Monday, providing some hope the market was steadying.
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2023
Duran made a long run and was steadying to make the grab when he reached, missed the ball and it bounced off the warning track into Boston’s bullpen for a ground-rule double.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Morris did not leave the field; Braden was steadying him.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2014
His brain was still clanging, but the ground was steadying.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
