stagnate
verb (used without object)
to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
were stagnating
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past progressiveof stagnate.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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He surprised the still-enamored musicians when he left in the early 1990s, partly because of the difficulty balancing his work with La Scala and partly because plans for a new hall in Philadelphia were stagnating.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
“This confirms that economic conditions were stagnating in the July-September quarter,” said Atsushi Takeda, chief economist at Itochu Economic Research Institute.
From Reuters ● Dec. 8, 2021
He said the shift was prompted by a realization that vaccination rates were stagnating.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2021
Through the long years when Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United were amassing trophies and cash, and Liverpool were stagnating in a derelict neighbourhood, Anfield could only dream of today’s reversal of fortunes.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2019
Didn't I say that we were stagnating over the tickers when there was plenty of adventure left in the world if we only had enterprise enough to go out and look for it?
From The Money Gods by Clark, Ellery H.
