furrow
noun
a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
were furrowing
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past progressiveof furrow.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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At the bow she stopped and looked down at the waters they were furrowing.
From The Vision Splendid by William MacLeod Raine
In a short time the ships of the merchants, laden with rich wares, were furrowing the green sea, going home.
From Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country by Alexander Smith
Their narrow gray bodies were furrowing the waves at a speed of about fifteen knots an hour.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France by James Edward Parrott
