hash
noun
a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan, or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
were hashing
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past progressiveof hash.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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Their conversation occurred with a smaller group of executives and White House aides and advisers who were hashing out the principles in the Roosevelt Room, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Hours later, on Twitter, they were hashing over a moment gone viral.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2019
The subject, along with the exhibit’s somewhat provocative title, proved to be catnip to regional journalists, and soon local newspapers were publishing dueling interviews with scholars who were hashing out the details of ancient texts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2018
Senior administration officials said on a conference call on Friday they were hashing out a plan “to minimize the impact of a shutdown”.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2018
Reports that Mr. Trump was planning to name conservative Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate swept through Cleveland, where delegates were hashing out last-minute rules changes.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 14, 2016
