was totting
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past progressiveof tot.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
totnouna small child.
Example Sentences
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Even in a recession year, the Goodyear billboard near the airport was totting up by the seconds the autos manufactured in 1975: 3,835,001; 3,835,002.
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Over in Manhattan, Louis Harris was totting up his findings from some 1,500 personal interviews.
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