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
Out of respect, he did not enter a sanctuary where people were meditating.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2021
"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
Once 171 or twice her eyes measured the distance from her chair to the door as if she were meditating sudden flight.
From Marjorie Dean College Junior by Pauline Lester
