mix
verb (used with object)
to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
were mixing
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past progressiveof mix.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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Fiber reinforcement has been around since the first masons were mixing horsehair into their mud.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023
“They did a nice job covering, they were mixing up coverages, they were doing a good job with taking away a bunch of reads and taking away leverage,” Foles said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
“When we were mixing the movie, he was on Zoom with us, all day long, from a different city every day,” Appel said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
By 1938, as a Times advertisement shows, other restaurants were mixing and promoting their own versions of a Zombie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
It was like the citrus from his hands and the lavender from Grandma’s walls were mixing together, at least in her head.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
