multiply
verb (used with object)
to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
were multiplying
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past progressiveof multiply.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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Swonk argued that the "hawks" at the Fed -- those policymakers who consider it appropriate to raise interest rates to combat high prices -- were multiplying.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
But by then, copies of the video were multiplying rapidly, an early-day viral sensation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2021
With this chapter’s new vocabulary, you can say you were multiplying a binomial, x − 3 , by a monomial, 2.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
And the forums were multiplying in conjunction with the growth of the World Wide Web.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2020
A moment ago there had been no Yossarians in his life; now they were multiplying like hobgoblins.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
