steep
adjective
having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
was steeping
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past progressiveof steep.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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I had been in Jamaica five days, and finally I was steeping myself in the singsong and blithe spirit of the island.
From New York Times β Mar. 31, 2016
For answer Jeanne pointed to a linen-bag which was steeping in the tub.
From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by John Hartman Morgan
A pot of tea was steeping over a fire built at one end of the cavern.
From Boy Scouts in Northern Wilds by Archibald Lee Fletcher
The wind was now chafing their innumerable needles and the warm rain was steeping them.
From The Mountains of California by John Muir
When the first rose flush was steeping All the frore peak's awful crown, Shepherds say, they found you sleeping In some windless valley, farther down.
From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Matthew Arnold
