cream
noun
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
were creaming
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past progressiveof cream.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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As they moved farther out to where the waves of the ebb tide were creaming against the rocks, the dark seamed sides were painted a delicate sea-pink by a lichen-like growth.
From Where the Sun Swings North by Barrett Willoughby
Lazy waves were creaming, in great interlocked circles, on the white beach, the air was as clear as crystal on the cloudless September morning.
From The Heart of Rachael by Kathleen Thompson Norris
