perforate
verb (used with object)
to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
were perforating
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past progressiveof perforate.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 water filtered from all parts, through the narrow gallery they were perforating, and they even began to apprehend another irruption.
From Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea by James O. Brayman
Little did they dream that Yankee ingenuity and perseverance were perforating the solid earth under their feet, and opening a path to freedom.
From Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by John Algernon Owens
