leg
noun
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
were legging
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past progressiveof leg.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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All this time the men were legging it around the bases.
From Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball by J. W. Duffield
Next minute she and her consort were legging it southwards at the very top of their speed.
From On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles by T. C. (Thomas Charles) Bridges
By the time he was ready for another shot, our two friends were legging it across the plain as fast as their ponies could gallop.
From With Kelly to Chitral by William George Laurence Beynon
"To think that you were legging it away from the house just as we were coming toward it," said Billy.
From Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive by Homer Randall
We were legging it with the infuriated mob at our heels.
From Psmith in the City by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
