signal
noun
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, such as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a signal to leave.
were signaling
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past progressiveof signal.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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But on Thursday, investors were signaling renewed optimism about prospects for earnings of aerospace and defense companies in particular.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
Yes, the team was aware San Diego Padres pitcher Seth Lugo claimed they were signaling his pitches from second base during their eight-run outburst against him Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
He was, in many ways, reacting as much to what his followers were signaling they wanted to do as he was telling them what to do.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2022
By summer, people affiliated with Trump Media were signaling in conversations with Wall Street financiers that they were nearing a deal to merge with a SPAC, according to people with knowledge of those conversations.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
About 10 o'clock one of the men from a picket came in and told me that the Indians were signaling from two sides of the camp.
From Reminiscences of a Pioneer by Colonel William Thompson
