compound
adjective
composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients.
were compounding
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past progressiveof compound.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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Officials said growing overcapacity, rising steel imports and tariffs from other countries were compounding challenges for the EU steel sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
Kate Phillips-Barrasso, vice president of Mercy Corps, said that relentless fighting and insufficient humanitarian aid were compounding the crisis.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
"Very simple measures could have been put into place to avoid these people dying," Charlie said, adding staff shortages were compounding the problem.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2023
By the first half of the fourteenth century, natural disasters were compounding the difficulties China already faced.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Her mother and a dishevelled maid were compounding mustard plasters and heating water.
From The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
