knife
noun
an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
were knifing
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past progressiveof knife.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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They were knifing their oars into the water rather than digging into it.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
