Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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None of the orange brigade were crowing on the walk out of the stadium.
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 30, 2019
Where fellow classmates were crowing about their blessed lives, Stillman, then 31, had only a paltry item to contribute: “I am still building up momentum but will have more to report for the next edition.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2012
Not so long ago we were crowing about the bright future ahead of Elon Musk and his luxury electric car company, Tesla.
From Inc ● May 3, 2010
The web may be fragile; Pacific's executives were crowing over the recent "Sweet Home" decision in the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Roosters were crowing before I went to sleep.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
