encrust
verb (used with object)
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
were encrusting
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past progressiveof encrust.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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In L. Tanganyika they were encrusting stones and shells, while at Igatpuri they were fixed for the most part to the lower surface of stones but were also found on the stems of water-plants.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
