kidnap
verb (used with object)
to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
were kidnaping
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past progressiveof kidnap.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 really seems as if you were kidnaping me!” she cried, with an attempt at merriment.
From Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer by Rena I. Halsey
