dress
noun
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
were dressing
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past progressiveof dress.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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I also saw the prevalence of streetwear and the way women were dressing at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
It was about women becoming empowered and showing that in their dress and they were dressing more masculine with the big shoulder pads.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023
However, Hemedti told the BBC his rivals were dressing up in RSF uniforms in order to discredit his fighters.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023
"But of course it's Halloween, people were dressing in costumes, so not all of them were cross-dressing."
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2022
“Xaro Xhoan Daxos has offered me thirteen galleys,” she told Irri and Jhiqui as they were dressing her for court.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
