amount
noun
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
were amounting
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past progressiveof amount.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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Desnoyers knew very well what these nocturnal gusts of genius were amounting to—scandals in the restaurants of Montmartre, and scrimmages, many scrimmages.
From The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster
