hose
noun
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point.
were hosing
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past progressiveof hose.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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Hours after homes had burned, some of the 1,000-plus firefighters battling the flames were hosing down smoldering ruins.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2019
Was it really all that long ago that we were hosing down our wellies, packing up our tents and peeling bits of Lady Gaga's exploding chest from our cagoules?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2010
The cat was panting feverishly, we were hosing down our van and our bodies with water from the truck.
From Time Magazine Archive
They did it again the next year, and the next; by the early 19th century, Burns Clubs all over the country were hosing annual Burns Suppers.
From Time Magazine Archive
