spike
noun
a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 centimeters) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
were spiking
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past progressiveof spike.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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Prices were spiking for energy and for a wide variety of goods and services, with the average selling prices for goods and services at their highest level since July 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
Less than a week before his billing cycle closed, he received a warning from SoCalGas that rates were spiking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Numbers were spiking, but because the Turkish lira was in free fall, the authorities were resisting the economic hardship of another lockdown.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2022
Covid-19 cases were spiking, and hospitals were jammed.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2022
In briefest time the hammermen were spiking the rails on the rough-and-ready trestle, and the Italians were bringing up the crossing-frogs.
From A Fool for Love by Francis Lynde
