ford
noun
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
were fording
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past progressiveof ford.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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Above, the river flowed round an abrupt bend of red rock wall, sweeping silently and majestically down to the drift which our two adventurers were fording.
From Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt by Bertram Mitford
One native fell into a swiftly running stream as they were fording it and lost a box containing some much-needed things.
From Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
We were fording a stream one hot day, and seeing him scooping up water with difficulty in his hands, I took out my mug for him.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
They were fording a creek some distance beyond Stain's cabin when Kenneth broke the silence that had followed the conversation with the hunter by exploding violently: "Under no circumstances,—and that's all there is to it."
From Viola Gwyn by George Barr McCutcheon
"If ye're no seein' me again," he said to Mr. Wallace, while the porters were fording the stream, "ye'll deliver the letter I gave ye last night?"
From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Elliott Whitney
