busy
adjective
actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime.
were busying
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past progressiveof busy.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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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
It will be understood, therefore, why Jack Carleton remained standing with folded arms, while his captors were busying themselves around him.
From Camp-fire and Wigwam by Edward Sylvester Ellis
