coat
noun
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body.
were coating
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past progressiveof coat.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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His world is dimly lit, pungent with the burned-marshmallow smell of fermentation, as if old syrup were coating your every breath.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2014
Again he felt as if his body were coating with ice; his lungs contracted with that agonizing grip.
From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Rex Ellingwood Beach
