flatten
verb (used with object)
to make flat.
were flattening
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past progressiveof flatten.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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And even mortal circle-makers have reported unexplained events, such as hovering lights in the days before drones, while they were flattening fields.
From BBC ● May 12, 2022
The Times’ analysis found that coronavirus cases were flattening in multiple regions of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
“I was hopeful we were flattening out … but we need to start seeing the down numbers,” Nez said.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2020
"I don't give a damn about politics now," said Kemp, who made the call after the state's health department advised that new cases were flattening.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2020
There was a sense of stretching of the skin about his ears, for all the world as though those members were flattening back against his skull in preparation for deadly combat.
From Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
