fleck
noun
a speck; a small bit.
were flecking
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past progressiveof fleck.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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The first snowflakes were flecking Edwin Walton's windows when his barn roof flashed red in the night.
From Time Magazine Archive
The distant murmur was fast growing into a roar, and rockets were flecking the clouds with their green, red, and blue lights.
From Boy Scouts on Motorcycles With the Flying Squadron by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
