stone
noun
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
was stoning
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past progressiveof stone.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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“We are feeling very proud,” said Indian pilgrim Izhar Anjoom, who was stoning the devil in Mina.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2022
Julia had been pressed into service, and was stoning raisins, or eating them, a close observer would have found it difficult to discover which.
From Ester Ried by Pansy
I was stoning raisins, so he wasn't in my way, but I do get tired of being asked to marry men.
From In a Mysterious Way by Anne Warner
As she worked away at the plums she was stoning without saying either yes or no, I ventured to repeat my question.
From In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
At the table sat Emily and George: she was quickly picking over a pile of little yellow raisins, and he, slowly, with his head sunk, was stoning the large raisins.
From The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
