calm
adjective
without rough motion; still or nearly still.
were calming
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past progressiveof calm.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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Another witness, Yoni Kalin, said "people were calming him down, bringing him water, taking care of him".
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
The European results were calming, and you see some progress with two or three players who could work for the player trading model.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
“We were scheduled to start working with a family therapist in California in mid-January. I thought things were calming down and were going to move forward in a more amicable, respectful fashion,” Wilde stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
Rather, his writings and speeches, even at the height of wartime, were calming and pacifying, tamping down excitement, infused with humane sympathy even for the country’s enemies.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2020
They murmured anxious words as though they were calming an angry infant.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
