absorb
verb (used with object)
to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up.
were absorbing
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past progressiveof absorb.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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Energy markets then were absorbing the price shock from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
“That adds more to the global supply. They were absorbing some of that oversupply.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
This is because the plants from which the fuels are often derived were absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere when they were growing.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
But it’s his unboxing videos that are truly addicting, almost as if we, the viewer, were absorbing that surge of dopamine that comes from finally opening up something special we bought off the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
He felt as though he were absorbing it, or it was absorbing him.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
