permeate
verb (used with object)
to pass into or through every part of.
were permeating
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past progressiveof permeate.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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Indeed appetizing odors were permeating the interior of the Bluebird, and a little later the company were sitting down to a most delightful meal.
From The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered by Grace Brooks Hill
Already the great range, that stretched the entire length of the tiny tiled kitchen, was filled with copper vessels, and appetizing odors were permeating the living room and the little shop beyond.
From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Nell Speed
Once or twice he sighed, "Oh, my God," in a weary demi-voice, as though the content of well-being were permeating him.
From The Flaming Jewel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
In another, it was the services' expression of those liberalizing tendencies that were permeating American society during the era of civil rights activism.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor
Once or twice he signed, "Oh, my God," in a weary demi-voice, as though the contentment of well-being were permeating him.
From The Flaming Jewel by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
