slake
verb (used with object)
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
were slaking
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past progressiveof slake.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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Going round a hole where the workmen were slaking lime, he stood still with the architect and began talking rather warmly.
From Anna Karenina by Constance Garnett
“No need,” said the major, pointing to where, at a lesser pool, Bruff and Jack were slaking their thirst.
From Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle by A. Forestier
