were busying
- past progressive of busy.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the Mariners hitters were busying being stymied by the Nationals young lefty MacKenzie Gore.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
She and her team were busying themselves going through boxes of groceries, “half-crying, half-laughing.”
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2021
Some were busying themselves with erecting new barricades.
From Time ● Oct. 17, 2014
Speaking of hands, mine were busying swatting the flies that swarmed all over.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
In the castle, they were busying themselves to make room for the new-comers.
From Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
