refract
verb (used with object)
to subject to refraction.
were refracting
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past progressiveof refract.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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Low-lying clouds and precipitation, they realized, were refracting echoes from the shoreline back to the radar, much as a glass lens bends the path of visible light.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 17, 2023
