tattoo
noun
a signal on a drum, bugle, or trumpet at night, for soldiers or sailors to go to their quarters.
was tattooing
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past progressiveof tattoo.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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Mister Cartoon began hitting the road with Oriol and his tours, and before long, he was tattooing the biggest names in hip-hop, from Eminem to Snoop Dogg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2020
As for the latest, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, it is the real-life story of how a Slovakian Jew fell in love with a girl he was tattooing in the camp.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2020
A man in the camp was tattooing recruits, using a thorn and kohl, and although religious practices were forbidden, Arefaine had a cross imprinted on his right forearm.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 4, 2016
More often than not, the defense, wearing white, was tattooing the offense, in red.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2016
Since his glove left a black mark wherever it struck, it was tattooing in two senses.
From The Dozen from Lakerim by Rupert Hughes
