beam
noun
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
were beaming
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past progressiveof beam.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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They were beaming and bearing the gifts that had been glaringly missing on the first round.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Fewer than 8,000 of the endangered animals are believed to live in the wild and Trentham Monkey Forest said staff were "beaming from ear to ear" at the new arrivals.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
The room was packed, and at least half of them were beaming and smiling and offering Karoline Leavitt fulsome thanks.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
The city and its leaders were beaming at being on the world stage, eager to celebrate the Chiefs’ come-from-behind 25-22 win over the San Francisco 49ers in overtime.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
And yet Jasper and Margaret were beaming as they hopped and skipped—almost as if they were enjoying themselves!
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
