portage
noun
the act of carrying; carriage.
were portaging
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past progressiveof portage.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 portaging, and Wynn said to me, ‘I can’t make it,’ ” he recalled.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022
"Did we cover those two miles that took us over an hour to do the other day when we were portaging up?" asked Bob.
From Bob Hunt in Canada by George W. Orton
