flog
verb (used with object)
were flogging
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past progressiveof flog.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 flogging a screenplay for “An American Tragedy” and a gold rush drama, “Sutter’s Gold.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
I felt like we were flogging something for somebody, but I didn't know what it was or who they were.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2012
The bay and the brown went back into the pack together, even as Connor spoke, though the riders were flogging hard, and now the roan drew to the front.
From The Garden of Eden by Max Brand
Others were flogging their images with might and main, calling upon them to allay the storm.
From The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story by John R. (John Roy) Musick
This they both well knew; why, then, did they obey those merciless drivers who were flogging them onward in their irresolution? why did they hearken to those furious passions that were spurring them forward?
From The Downfall by E. P. Robins
