carpet
noun
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
were carpeting
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past progressiveof carpet.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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Soon, mounds of unsightly sargassum – carried by currents from the Sargasso Sea and linked to climate change – were carpeting the region’s prized coastlines, repelling holidaymakers with the pungent stench emitted as it rots.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
"Are we not imposing upon good nature?" the son asked one morning, as, leaning on the arm of his father, they walked out among the fallen leaves that were carpeting the smoothly shorn lawn.
From Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale by Ida Glenwood
The leaves were carpeting the ground around Kenilworth, when Custance granted a second interview to her cousin Isabel.
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Emily Sarah Holt
