dog
noun
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
were dogging
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past progressiveof dog.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 third, which opens in Rome this week, may act as if the devil were dogging the bishops' footsteps; it promises to be the most productive in accomplishment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Blackwood's frigates, out of sight to the northward, were dogging the path of the allies, of whose general position they were certain, although the thick weather hid them from observation.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
In their efforts to play at this great game of imperialism, and to win their share of profitable business, Germany, France, Japan, Belgium and the United States were dogging the British heels.
From The Next Step A Plan for Economic World Federation by Scott Nearing
In Tent Avenue the news of his passing got about and presently a menagerie of tenderfoots were dogging his heels.
From Tom Slade's Double Dare by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
He kept just before me, and turned occasionally with an air of terror, as if he fancied I were dogging him; then glided on more rapidly.
From Prue and I by George William Curtis
