layer
noun
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface.
were layering
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past progressiveof layer.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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When I visited Wood, last August, he and his team were layering the surface of a bridge near Dayton, Oregon, with epoxy, rocks, and primer.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 15, 2019
He was sobbing, talking so fast his words were layering on top of each other.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
