imply
verb (used with object)
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated.
were implying
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past progressiveof imply.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 was what an increasing number of people were implying publicly and many had said privately for some time, and the new prime minister was a character witness.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024
They were implying narratives, much as Richard Avedon had done earlier, but the new back stories were far more transgressive.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
When The Beatles were big, did anyone write a review wondering what they were implying in "I Want To Hold Your Hand"? Of course not.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2017
“I immediately cut off conversation with him and said I didn’t want to have further conversation with him unless I had a lawyer present if they were implying that I might be indicted,” Frampton said.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2017
You were implying just now that, failing a brick wall to knock our heads against, we started in search of one.
From The Sign of the Spider by Bertram Mitford
