swap
verb (used with object)
to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another.
was swapping
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past progressiveof swap.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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When he left DC Comics in 2021, Tynion was swapping the security and prestige of being in charge of the monthly Batman story for the uncertainty of life as an independent creator.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Altria’s announcement comes just days after the company said that it was swapping its minority stake in Juul Labs for a license to some of Juul’s heated tobacco intellectual property.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
Everyone was swapping but I had to keep hold of mine.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2022
On one level, it does seem just as cold and calculated as the old days, when the NFL was swapping salutes for cash.
From Washington Post ● May 23, 2018
I know I was swapping knives 'sight unseen' when I was wearing petticoats.
From Dixie Hart by Will N. (William Nathaniel) Harben
