stab
verb (used with object)
to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.
were stabbing
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past progressiveof stab.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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"The other night I had a dream my books were squishing me and pencils were stabbing me," says the 11-year-old.
From Time Magazine Archive
The water was so cold it felt like millions of needles were stabbing him.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
The soles of his feet felt as though needles were stabbing them.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Sharp, short flames of orange and scarlet were stabbing the darkness.
From Alias the Lone Wolf by Louis Joseph Vance
For so harsh a measure as the last they lacked courage, and the Professor hurled on, unconscious of the hostile stares with which they were stabbing him in the back.
From David Malcolm by Nelson Lloyd
