recount
verb (used with object)
to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
were recounting
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past progressiveof recount.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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While victims were recounting their experiences and their subsequent ongoing trauma, Davidson sat reading a book in the dock.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
As we began the journey back and were recounting our favorite moments from the trip, she lay down in her carrier and promptly went to sleep.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021
Aging rock stars in long-look-back mode often describe their first guitar or their first piece of vinyl with near-mythic language, as though they were recounting pulling a sword from a stone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2018
As he muttered his answers, and Peter interpreted, Joost's eyes were bright blue with enthusiasm and energy for the stories we were recounting.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2017
A low, incessant buzzing sound was there, as though these five excited wanderers were recounting their adventure to the agitated colony.
From Sunlight Patch by Harris, Credo Fitch
