rotate
verb (used with object)
to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
were rotating
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past progressiveof rotate.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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Smaller coronavirus cells were rotating around the planet in space.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
“It was more going on what the defense was doing, how they were rotating, what the coverages were, how they set up with blitzes coming,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
"It was more going on what the defense was doing, how they were rotating, what the coverages were, how they set up with blitzes coming," he said.
From Fox News ● Aug. 12, 2021
“We knew there was no hope. We were rotating with Russia so it was hard to miss,” Mikulak said, referring to the American and Russian athletes being grouped together during Monday’s competition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
Thus, if in the cut first given the ball were rotating in the direction of D H I instead of I H D, the ball would curve, not toward F, but to the right.
From Base-Ball How to Become a Player by John M. Ward
