steep
adjective
having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
were steeping
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past progressiveof steep.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 farmer sat down upon a joist beside a vat in which a bundle of osiers were steeping, his face turned towards the farmhouse.
From Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field by Ren? Bazin
During seventy days, in the course of which the revered remains were steeping in the solution of soda, Egypt was in mourning.
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Jeremiah Curtin
