dismount
verb (used without object)
to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
were dismounting
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past progressiveof dismount.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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The riders were dismounting by the time he pushed Red Jeyne off and struggled to his knees.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
By then the others were dismounting as well, and grooms were coming forward for their mounts.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
The other gold cloaks were dismounting to stand beside their horses.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
All around him other people were dismounting from brooms and, in two cases, skeletal, black winged horses.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
He brought Lawler to a point near the fence where it crossed the gully at about the instant the two riders were dismounting some distance away.
From The Trail Horde by Charles Alden Seltzer
