email
noun
a system for sending messages to one or more recipients via telecommunications links between computers using dedicated software or a web-based service.
were emailing
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past progressiveof email.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 were emailing several times a day now: long emails, long replies.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2023
Soon, Hockney and the 59 Productions team were emailing ideas for the show back and forth.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
Inside the firm, workers were emailing each other to see if their friends and colleagues still had jobs.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023
Waber and I were emailing about a project when I asked how he'd become known for that combination.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2022
Half the time, he said, he was in the studio with celebs when they taped their cameos, but the other half of the time folks were emailing in their parts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2019
