sum
noun
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition.
was summing
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past progressiveof sum.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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Ruben Amorim was summing up his own feelings in his first answer at the post-match news conference following Manchester United's 1-1 draw with West Ham on Thursday.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
She was summing it all up for you.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
He was summing up the Greek government’s tourism campaigns in the 2000s as he led a visitor around a rambling former department store that was one of the sites of the 2021 edition.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
Judge Peter Thornton QC was summing up at the inquest into the death.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2011
He was summing up and he concluded that the seven hundred lads had done well.
From The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
