ax
noun
an instrument with a bladed head on a handle or helve, used for hewing, cleaving, chopping, etc.
were axing
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past progressiveof ax.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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This was not another round of cuts, unless the Mets were axing every veteran on the roster.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2011
Pickmen were axing them out of the air with yells of glee, as the zanphs milled, then spread out to attack.
From The Buttoned Sky by Geoff St. Reynard
“What’s that you were axing me?” cried Mr. Mahony to a supposed interrogator in the crowd.
From Humours of Irish Life by Various
I thought you were axing me to wed you.
From Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse
