jet
noun
a stream of a liquid, gas, or small solid particles forcefully shooting forth from a nozzle, orifice, etc.
were jetting
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past progressiveof jet.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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About a month ago, rafters and kayakers were jetting through popular rapids here with names including Black Bottom Falls, Squashed Paddler and Fender Bender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
Dressed in a dark jacket, white slacks and sunglasses she later bashfully confessed were Gucci knockoffs, Finley looked as though she were jetting to a Cape Cod charity luncheon directly after her talk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2015
Indeed, the two were jetting off to Australia on Tuesday morning to continue Takei's lecture tour and attend sci-fi conventions in Brisbane and Melbourne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2015
When she and Daniel were not performing together, they were jetting off separately to tour on different continents, then rushing back home to London to be with each other.
From Time Magazine Archive
The third man had drawn his negatron pistol and was trying to use it; thin hairlines of brilliance were jetting out from his hand, stopping far short of their mark.
From The Keeper by Piper, H. Beam
