clog
verb (used with object)
to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up.
were clogging
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past progressiveof clog.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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KNBC, which began its investigation after receiving an email from Silver Lake resident Brian Behrend, also reported that Range Rovers, Mercedes-Benzes and Maseratis were clogging residential streets nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
By Thursday, the usual traffic and street hawkers were clogging Conakry's streets, a Reuters witness reported.
From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2021
Hundreds of them were clogging the streets around the central plaza of San Pedro Tapanatepec, where they had spent two torrid days and two sleepless nights.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2018
So many parked cars were clogging the narrow street, she wrote on a form on the county website, that she was having difficulty getting into and out of her driveway.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2017
I was trying to force my voice to remain calm with the result that all the unreleased shrieks were clogging my throat.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
