menstruate
verb (used without object)
to undergo menstruation.
were menstruating
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past progressiveof menstruate.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 was in the emergency ward, there was no toilet. We couldn’t go to the loo during 14-hour shifts. Even when we were menstruating, we couldn’t use a toilet.”
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
Dismissing the claim that the employees did not prove whether they were menstruating, the court fined the official $1,790.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
She became sick shortly afterward, and experienced intense cramps, diarrhea and a large amount of bleeding as though she were menstruating, according to the report.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Woman who were menstruating were not excluded from this practice, Mr. Emery said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2010
She could tell in a numerous circle which women were menstruating.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
