weaken
verb (used with object)
was weakening
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past progressiveof weaken.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 the yen was weakening, I thought 'actually this is a good time to go, things are going to be cheap'," says Vivek Haria, 26, who has a trip planned for this autumn.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
A labor market officials had feared was weakening instead held firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The debate began in late 2025 when a group of astronomers published findings suggesting that evidence for dark energy, the mysterious phenomenon thought to drive the universe's accelerating expansion, was weakening.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
The central bank cut rates by 75 basis points over its last three meetings of the year because of concern that the labor market was weakening.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026
The knights had been staying for a week, and Lancelot, listening hungrily to their Table news, was weakening every day.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
