were slavering
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past progressiveof slaver.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
slavernouna person who buys, sells, or owns human beings; an enslaver.
Example Sentences
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With Star Wars: The Last Jedi, writer-director Rian Johnson made a point of answering questions set up by The Force Awakens, and giving fans some answers they were slavering for.
From The Verge ● Dec. 18, 2017
It had been a long stalk, and the beast's jaws were slavering from exertion.
From The Boss of the Lazy Y by Seltzer, Charles Alden