Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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The men were "stirring up trouble" and "maliciously" targeted authorities, according to an op-ed on the state-backed Ta Kung Pao newspaper.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2023
By mid-morning dozens of reporters were stirring in their warm winter coats — lined up doing live shots on the north side of the campus.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2021
They have been interested in this strategy on and off for months, and CNN recently reported the conversations were stirring again.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2019
As the Incas and Aztecs rose and flourished, forces were stirring across the Atlantic that would utterly transform the society of the Americas.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Long before seeds were stirring, Frieda and I were scruffing and poking at the earth, swallowing air, drinking rain.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
