meditate
verb (used without object)
to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
were meditating
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past progressiveof meditate.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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The five men were meditating off a trail near Skull Rock in the hills above the Pacific Palisades on the morning of Jan. 7.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
Constand, who sat with eyes closed during breaks on the witness stand as if she were meditating, acknowledged that she received a $3,380,000 civil settlement in 2006.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2018
"I came here at eight o'clock in the morning to start work and there were hundreds of people here. They were singing and they were meditating," he had said previously .
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2017
He closed his eyes for a while as if he were meditating.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2014
"Mr. Richmond," she went on, still slowly, and as if she were meditating her words,—"I don't see how I can do just right."
From Opportunities by Susan Warner
