husband
noun
a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
were husbanding
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past progressiveof husband.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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His pace is a sort of leopard canter, as if he were in nowise impeded by the snow, but were husbanding his strength all the while.
From Excursions by Henry David Thoreau
The enemy liked time for foods and the Belgians crippled by the loss of that earlier train, were husbanding their ammunition.
From The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart
They were husbanding their small resources for the time of need.
From In Wild Rose Time by Amanda M. Douglas
Dave and Greg didn't talk now; they were husbanding their store of "wind."
From The Grammar School Boys of Gridley or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
