typewrite
verb (used with or without object)
to write by means of a typewriter; type.
was typewriting
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past progressiveof typewrite.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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The digest Harriet had been working on that morning and the afternoon before was finished; Miss Davis, she found, was typewriting its last page.
From The Blind Man's Eyes by Balmer, Edwin
Miss Blossom was typewriting in the inner chamber; the door between was open.
From The Disentanglers by Lang, Andrew
The unfortunate little creature who was typewriting for me this afternoon.
From The Grain of Dust by Phillips, David Graham
I was typewriting something of yours this morning—I've forgotten the words, but it was something about the discipline of affection.
From The Cinema Murder by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
The clerk moved over to another desk where he was typewriting.
From Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story by Raine, William MacLeod
