gad
verb (used without object)
to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another.
were gadding
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past progressiveof gad.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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Still there were nowhere near enough cars to move the 329,000 troops now pouring into the country each week, along with the hordes of holidaying civilians who were gadding about as never before.
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