pore
verb (used without object)
to read or study with steady attention or application.
were poring
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past progressiveof pore.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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Mayor Parker said investigators were "poring over every bit of material that has been available".
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
Search teams were poring over two sites on Friday — an office building with a medical center inside, and a concert hall near an outdoor recreation area and park, where mothers with children often stroll.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
They were poring over details, analyzing everything Erika said or did to piece it all together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
Believers and skeptics alike came to read Scripture as if they were poring over Thucydides or Plutarch.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2019
While Sir Lawrence was pondering whether to chance taking Crick’s mind off his thesis, Francis and I were poring over the copy that Peter brought in after lunch.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
