strop
noun
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
was stropping
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past progressiveof strop.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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Arthur, who was stropping a razor and whistling tunelessly, raised his eyebrows.
From The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
