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
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
After the last round of rankings, published in 2013, there were warnings from ministers in England that results were "stagnating" - and reforms were promised to match international rivals.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2016
I saw before me a dark streak, as if some foul brook were stagnating on the sands.
From Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 by Various
