saddle
noun
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
were saddling
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past progressiveof saddle.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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Even as Johnson spoke, nearly 16,000 troops of the Army's recently created "Airmobile Division" were saddling up to leave their Fort Benning, Ga., base to head for South Viet Nam.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Now, roll up any little trinkets that you want to take with you," he said a few minutes later as they were saddling the two bronchos.
From The Eagle's Heart by Hamlin Garland
The two boys all the while were saddling their horses and preparing for flight in case the animal followed them.
From The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 by Henry S. Spalding
As they were saddling up, the following morning, the Texan grinned: "I'll bet old Long Bill Kearney's in a pleasin' frame of mind."
From The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
His cow-punchers were out from the bunk house already; the guests and his father were saddling or in the saddle.
From Way of the Lawless by Max Brand
