dish
noun
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
were dishing
-
past progressiveof dish.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Sick of the punishment the Thunder were dishing out, he may or may not have urged his teammates to return the favor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Staffers who’d hit the exits were dishing about a broken product model and rudderless editorial team.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2014
Hannah suffered from infertility and neither her husband nor the high priest gave her comfort because instead of truly listening to her distress, they were dishing bad advice based on selfish or wrong assumptions.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2012
Post luncheon, there was some talk about the ongoing Cheltenham Festival and some bloggers were dishing out tips.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2011
They were dishing up the dinner and putting the finishing-touches to the table.
From Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 by Various
