digest
verb (used with object)
to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
were digesting
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past progressiveof digest.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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Investors were digesting key economic data from China that came out over the weekend.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
Nolte said investors were "digesting very, very strong gains for the month of November," referring to the halt in the rally.
From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2023
Streets in Harare that would normally be bustling with late-night vendors were empty as people were digesting the results.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
People were digesting news that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had fled to neighboring Maldives.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
They were digesting the new and not altogether palatable ideas Mary had suggested to them.
From Rainbow Valley by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
