converse
verb (used without object)
to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking.
were conversing
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past progressiveof converse.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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Greene — a fervent supporter of former president Donald Trump — and Maitlis were conversing at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida when the friction began.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2024
The students were conversing in a mix of English and Arabic and two of them were also wearing black-and-white Palestinian keffiyeh scarves when they were shot, police said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
The first three phrases were in “adult-directed” speech, recorded when the owner spoke them to de Mouzon as if they were conversing with a grown human being.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 24, 2022
Neither the mass of people waiting in the boarding area nor the swarms of snow-stranded travelers shuffling by had any idea that two of baseball’s most talented left-handed pitchers were conversing.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2021
Matty repeated the frog’s throaty sound, as if they were conversing.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
