coin
noun
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
were coining
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past progressiveof coin.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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Both seasoned lexicographers, they realized that Americans were coining new words, using old ones in new ways and preserving usages the British had dropped.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2019
In any case, their meaning mattered little as long as the letter arrived, telling her aunt that Papá had been killed at sea and her niece and nephew were coining to Indio to find her.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
Little tiny hairs were coining out of his face.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
He wrote at the same time to Miguel Ballester, the staunch and well-tried veteran who commanded the fortress of Conception, advising him to be upon his guard, as the rebels were coining into his neighborhood.
From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington
Chatting and merry laughter resounded on all sides, for pemmican and bales of dried meat meant money, and they were coining it fast.
From The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
