paper
noun
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
were papering
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past progressiveof paper.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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However, the last-gasp heroics were papering over the cracks of what were often patchy performances.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024
People were papering over the windows, and the D.J. booth had been set up in the back corner of a room that would grow crowded with 150 people.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2021
"The problem is they thrashed Hamilton and Dundee United at the start of the month and beat Stranraer in the Scottish Cup and everybody was getting carried away. "They were papering over the cracks.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2016
They were papering the walls with a new white paper covered with lilac flowers, instead of the old, dirty, yellow one.
From Crime and Punishment by Garnett, Constance
There were papering and painting to be done.
From Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life by Jones, Adele W.
