insulate
verb (used with object)
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound.
were insulating
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past progressiveof insulate.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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Contractors were insulating the roof space of his home in Dundonald, on the outskirts of Belfast, when they found it.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2018
The book laid out how our algorithmically personalised online lives were insulating us from opposing views, predicting how echo chambers could leave users sheltered from alternative opinions.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 8, 2017
