paraphrase
noun
a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
were paraphrasing
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past progressiveof paraphrase.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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Over the course of making this movie there were two articles that had headlines that were paraphrasing lines Quentin had written in this movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2015
