splint
noun
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
were splinting
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past progressiveof splint.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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Sister Gladys and Dr. van Heerden were splinting the injured Vapostori's leg.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
