specify
verb (used with object)
to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail.
were specifying
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past progressiveof specify.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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I was only certain of one point: the Count de Chalusse wished something, and these gentlemen were specifying other things in exchange.
From The Count's Millions by Émile Gaboriau
