jot
verb (used with object)
to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usually followed bydown ).
were jotting
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past progressiveof jot.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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We’ve all sat across from people on laptops and smartphones and wondered whether they were jotting down bullet points or shopping early Black Friday deals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
Less than a kilometre from Sealdah, on the third floor of Cini’s central office, the staff of Kolkata’s 24-hour toll-free Childline were jotting down details of the latest to have vanished.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2017
So many doctors were jotting down notes that the crowded green and gold grand ballroom of Chicago's Palmer House looked like a classroom.
From Time Magazine Archive
