cluster
noun
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch.
were clustering
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past progressiveof cluster.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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On nearby cars and mail posts some of the younger bees were clustering, which he said they do when they are seeking safety.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023
The results, published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, show that instead of individual chloroplasts slowing in low light, they were clustering and trapping one another.
From Scientific American ● May 2, 2023
By the end of the night, they were clustering around Blume, said her friend Meg Cabot, the best-selling author of “The Princess Diaries.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
Investigators concluded that the companies were clustering multiple pickers on a single work ticket; without these “ghost” workers, each picker’s wages fell below the federal minimum.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2016
Other dark forms were clustering in the fog, and the jeering screams of a hundred more harpies sounded from farther along the shore.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
