leech
noun
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
were leeching
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past progressiveof leech.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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On the other hand, the people who worked for them thought they were leeching from them.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2011
