shade
noun
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
were shading
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past progressiveof shade.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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Members of the President's ruling New Society Movement, who had heard their leader predict an 80-20 victory for himself, were shading that estimate back to 60-40.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vicarage gates were wide open, and two black figures were shading their eyes in the porch.
From Heriot's Choice A Tale by Rosa Nouchette Carey
He held a cupped hand over his eyes as if he were shading tears.
From The Scapegoat by Richard Maples
The master of the ceremonies places his hand as if he were shading his eyes, and gazes intently in the direction of the sacred place to which they are about to repair.
From Anthropology by R. R. (Robert Ranulph) Marett
I observed that several gentlemen were shading their eyes, each with one hand, as if they had just come into church.
From David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
