was whitewashing

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of whitewash.
  whitewash

  noun

  a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.

Example Sentences

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was whitewashing

The night after he said that, she dreamed she was whitewashing the walls.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2016

I bricked up a fireplace, papered a chamber, but my principal work was whitewashing ceilings.

From The Last Harvest by John Burroughs

One bluejacket was whitewashing the inboard part of the cable.

From From Lower Deck to Pulpit by Henry Cowling

At any rate, Andy walked, past where Eradicate was whitewashing.

From Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground by Victor [pseud.] Appleton

Related Words

• gloss over