heed
verb (used with object)
to give careful attention to.
were heeding
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past progressiveof heed.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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One of the crew members said ships were heeding the warning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
He said he expected a nightmare of inexperienced climbers needing rescue this season, but so far, most people were heeding the advice from public safety officials to stay within their limits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
In Germany, there were signs that households and small and medium-sized businesses were heeding calls to cut energy usage as consumption last week fell below the average of previous years, helped by warmer weather.
From Reuters ● Oct. 13, 2022
Jammed highways in the New Orleans area showed many were heeding the warnings.
From Fox News ● Aug. 29, 2021
I was glad the girls were heeding my advice not to embellish because at that moment nothing we could have said would have made things better for them.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
