skin
noun
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
were skinning
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past progressiveof skin.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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We were skinning up a ski area in southern Vermont, but the chairlifts are long gone.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
On the riverbank two men were skinning a boar strung from a tree.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
While we were skinning the coon, Papa asked me when I was going to start training my dogs.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
Here some deft hands were skinning a moose or a deer and placing portions on a rude spit.
From A Little Girl in Old Quebec by Amanda Minnie Douglas
They were skinning them when we got to camp.
From Chief of Scouts by William F. Drannan
