shear
verb (used with object)
to cut (something).
were shearing
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past progressiveof shear.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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Before he had done speaking the guards had the storekeeper seated on a log, and were shearing his hair.
From Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro by John McElroy
They found nothing; but when they were shearing my hair the thaler suddenly dropped to the floor.
From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by M?r J?kai
Several saddled horses were tethered outside, and some natives were shearing sheep, but the fog shut out whatever else there might be of an outer world.
From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
There was one that had strong sons I thought were friends of mine, but they were shearing their sheep, and they wouldn't listen to me.
From The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays by Lady Gregory
