stress
noun
importance attached to a thing.
was stressing
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past progressiveof stress.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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Back then, EV demand was stressing the lithium supply/demand balance.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
I was acting really impulsively, and it was stressing out my family.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
"You get necessities, things that are expensive, like laundry detergent. That was stressing me out for a while."
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2022
As COVID-19 was stressing hospitals and shuttering businesses in 2020, elected officials touted the need to boost U.S. production of protective gear.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2022
Anyways, I remember I was stressing the whole time I was on the bench waiting to play ’cause everybody else’s dad had on regular gym shorts and high-tops, but not my pop.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
