honeycomb
noun
a structure of rows of hexagonal wax cells, formed by bees in their hive for the storage of honey, pollen, and their eggs.
were honeycombing
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past progressiveof honeycomb.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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It didn't exert itself over its local government, it didn't see the Weedon Moores were honeycombing the soil with sedition.
From The Prisoner by Alice Brown
