smooth
adjective
free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough.
were smoothing
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past progressiveof smooth.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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With an instinctively melodic style, his playing reflected the era when Music City producers were smoothing off the rougher edges of country music and creating a style often dubbed countrypolitan.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2022
The girls were smoothing their hair. “No se preocupe. Se ve bien,” Medina told them gently. “Don’t worry, it doesn’t matter. You look good.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2016
On Friday afternoon, electricians had yet to finish installing lamp posts at the 97th Street plaza, while at 106th Street, workers were smoothing freshly poured concrete in the rain.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2013
Her hands were smoothing the fabric of the skirt, and she didn’t seem aware of it in the slightest.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
For instance things were smoothing over already between her and me again and I no longer felt quite so irked.
From The Night of the Long Knives by Virgil Finlay
