obscure
adjective
(of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain.
were obscuring
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past progressiveof obscure.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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“They just park here,” Mr. Kato said outside his home on a recent Sunday, as groups of tourists from South Korea diligently took photos of clouds that were obscuring Mount Fuji.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
They have made scores of almost invisible repairs with slivers of Japanese paper almost as fine as surgical stitches, attached with wheat-starch glue, and they have straightened out some folds that were obscuring text.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 1, 2012
It was still daylight in the open, but under the spreading cottonwoods shadows were obscuring the lanes.
From Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
It had been a lovely afternoon when she had started for her walk, but now some heavy clouds were obscuring the blue sky.
From Lover or Friend by Rosa Nouchette Carey
Leisure and accumulation of wealth were obscuring the man's soldierly qualities.
From Veranilda by George Gissing
