plug
noun
a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
were plugging
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past progressiveof plug.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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“We were plugging numbers and looking at everything like everyone else was,” Harlan said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
In April 2013, as the Senate and House groups were plugging along with their bills, Paul Ryan joined Gutiérrez at a Chicago City Club luncheon to push immigration reform.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2016
It was perhaps a fairly minor cultural gap in the station's cultural arsenal that we were plugging.
From BBC ● May 21, 2013
"The players – at a Premier League club – were plugging them with tissue paper," Barton said.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2012
All this time we were plugging away down at the plant, early and late, with every ounce of steam we had.
From At Good Old Siwash by George Fitch
