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
By this time the Indians were skinning and cutting up the moose.
From The Young Treasure Hunter or, Fred Stanley's Trip to Alaska by Webster, Frank V.
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 Douglas, Amanda Minnie
