slit
verb (used with object)
to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
were slitting
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past progressiveof slit.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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Meanwhile, old and grimy knives were slitting the silvery bellies of the fish, the guts falling hap-hazard under tables or counters.
From Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore by Livingston, Arthur
They were slitting up each trouser leg, and he could not understand why.
From The Secret House by Wallace, Edgar
