discourse
noun
communication of thought by words; talk; conversation.
were discoursing
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past progressiveof discourse.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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They had met one evening at the usual place, and were discoursing together, lamenting that two who loved one another so should be doomed to always live apart, when a man appeared close to Awashanks.
From Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian by Anonymous
"There they all three are, in the yard," I remarked, pointing out of the window at the Opportunities, who were discoursing earnestly with Joseph.
From My Friend the Chauffeur by Frederic Lowenheim
While Rabbis were discoursing in the synagogues of Tiberias and Babylon, Christian orators were preaching in the basilicas of Constantinople and Rome.
From Hebrew Literature by Epiphanius Wilson
But he gloried in his bondage, and rattled his chains as gleefully as if he were discoursing sweet music.
From After the Storm by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
No matter how trifling the occasion, he talks well; and assumes an air of importance that would become him if he were discoursing on matters of life and death.
From Dahcotah Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling by Mary H. (Mary Henderson) Eastman
