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were bagging
  • past progressive of bag.

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It looked like the Easter Bunny’s workshop, but instead of painting eggs, people were bagging, weighing and boxing soy, rice, veggies and beans.

From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2022

While some were sorting, others were bagging and sealing the letters.

From Post Haste by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

This fellow got away when we were bagging the rest.

From Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise by Chapman, Allen

The suggested remedies were bagging and training vines up on elevated wires, so the sun and air could get freely to the fruit.

From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various

The old man looked up and came towards him with a certain impressive dignity, though the snuff-colored clothes were bagging about his limbs, and his eyes were heavy and unsteady.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 by Various