hog
noun
a hoofed mammal of the Old World family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
were hogging
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past progressiveof hog.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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Second, Barcelona, were hogging possession and formulating their patterns in shirts the manufacturer describes as "cool mint".
From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2011
She complains that the boys were hogging the pool.
From Time Magazine Archive
Those with Admiral Halsey complained that both the Navy Department and MacArthur's headquarters were hogging the releases.
From Time Magazine Archive
The little rubber companies were sore because they felt the Big Four of Rubber were hogging their end of the program.
From Time Magazine Archive
