motion
noun
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
were motioning
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past progressiveof motion.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 workers were motioning for everyone to turn back toward Lahaina.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Chefs were motioning me to crouch down in the brace position.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2015
Jaime parked his car in the deserted square without noticing the soldiers who were motioning him not to stop.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
She pointed to her father and sisters who were motioning to them in the distance and hurrying to overtake them.
From The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Burnham Ives
