rear
noun
the back of something, as distinguished from the front.
were rearing
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past progressiveof rear.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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Then he recalled that the microbes for the study came from a facility in Louisiana, where researchers were rearing them in nine-banded armadillos, which are a prime host for the bacteria.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 15, 2022
“The boycott ghosts of the past were rearing their ugly heads again,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
"We also saw that in some peoples' minds the boycott ghosts of the past were rearing their ugly heads again," Bach said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 3, 2022
Later in life Ms. Foster did not hide that she lived with a woman and that they were rearing two sons, and she certainly did not pose in fake romances with eligible bachelors.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2013
Deer and antelope were darting past them, and the horses and mules were rearing in terror.
From The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
