wire
noun
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
was wiring
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past progressiveof wire.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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Its partner Clay Dumas said Lowercarbon would provide payroll support for the next two weeks and was wiring funds out Monday.
From Reuters ● Mar. 12, 2023
“By age 12, I was wiring solar panels and digging wells,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
One evening, he was wiring up a P.A. system at a local racetrack featuring motorcycles when the announcer called in sick.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
A third case involved “a young boy who eventually succumbed to cancer,” Doucette said, “from a family in Texas who was wiring money to Adeniji. I couldn’t prosecute without an in-court identification.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2016
But as I heard the clicks ….. …. which meant ph, I suddenly became attentive, and when it completed "Phoenix" I concluded Fred was wiring me, and listened for what followed the date.
From Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds
