thank
verb (used with object)
to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to.
was thanking
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past progressiveof thank.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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Outside a Milan hospital, Umberto Marcucci told reporters he was "thanking the heavens" that his son Manfredi -- one of four Italians being treated at the hospital -- made it out alive.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
She was thanking me—but how I wish I could thank her now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
I was thanking everybody recently who did and this guy in the front row pulled his mask down and flipped me off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
The interruption came as he was thanking and introducing other performers, according to Farshad Dehbozorgi, 34, a lawyer who was at the show and described the incident on Twitter.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2022
And now she was thanking Jesus he was here.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
