scull
noun
an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
were sculling
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past progressiveof scull.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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On the bright waters, below, young clerks were sculling their inamoratas up and down; the ripples set free by their oars gleamed beneath the sun, and ducks swam lazily along the banks.
From Fraternity by John Galsworthy
And just below bridge, as we were sculling home, Riderhood crept out of the dark in his boat.
From Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
"He says so, and that he recognized you as you were sculling up the creek."
From Poison Island by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The Crown Prince went often alone, and then he would lie flat on his stomach and steer with his long legs, as if he were sculling a boat.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
