resuscitate
verb (used with object)
to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
were resuscitating
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past progressiveof resuscitate.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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"It was obvious to me they were resuscitating her", the mother's statement said.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023
Budd and Henry didn’t know Brayonna had chased them out to the ambulance, and she didn’t know they were resuscitating My’onna in the same moment.
From Washington Post
When they pelted snow from the soles of their shoes before entering the theaters, he seemed grateful that such experiences were resuscitating him from the continual repetition of counting and stocking inventory.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
