calve
verb (used without object)
to give birth to a calf.
were calving
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past progressiveof calve.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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Busy as the maidens were with the cows that were calving, and with the care of the young kids, they found leisure to pry into the promise of the spring.
From Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" by Harriet Martineau
