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 ● Mar. 31, 2016
Tea was steeping in the little pot that hung over the fire, and our breakfast of boiled eggs and bread and butter lay on a paper beside it.
From Eben Holden, a tale of the north country by Irving Bacheller
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
The wind was now chafing their innumerable needles and the warm rain was steeping them.
From The Mountains of California by John Muir
Four tall candles stood about it, and on a stool near by there was a shallow brass dish full of holy water, in which a branch of green box-wood was steeping.
From The Country Doctor by Ellen Marriage
