weight
noun
the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
was weighting
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past progressiveof weight.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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"Perhaps he was weighting himself down with water," he thought.
From Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches by Constance Fenimore Woolson
I told 'em it was weighting him out of the race, but they laughed at me.
From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Rolf Boldrewood
