filch
verb (used with object)
to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer.
were filching
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past progressiveof filch.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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Luhnow offered this lament even as the Astros were filching pitching signs like itchy-fingered bank robbers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
