caulk
verb (used with object)
to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
were caulking
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past progressiveof caulk.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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But their hardheaded headmasters were caulking the seams and battening the hatches for a rough voyage.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not at all unlikely," replied I quietly; "we had a fire below when we were caulking the seams of the pinnace.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
