bed
noun
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
were bedding
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past progressiveof bed.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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A spokeswoman for the eSafety Commission -- Australia's online watchdog -- said the documents only covered a short period of time as the laws were bedding down.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
On Friday, the staff had finished their iftar meal, ending their daily fast for Ramadan, and were bedding down for the night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
But we were there to spend a night in our new house, so we were bedding down in the rustic neighborhood.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2015
Last week one of the choppers suddenly appeared, flying low over a meadow where 14 gray wolves were bedding down in the crusty snow.
From Time Magazine Archive
Luck saw the storm come muttering up just as the cattle were bedding down for the night.
From The Phantom Herd by B. M. Bower
