stone
noun
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
were stoning
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past progressiveof stone.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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And sometimes you are St. Stephen, who, while they were stoning him, could see Heaven opened.
From Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
With these feelings, I gave an agitated knock—they were stoning the plums, and did not immediately attend.
From A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others by Julia Thompson von Stosch Schayer
Not far away, the children were stoning the plums, cherries, and peaches.
From Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know by Asa Don Dickinson
Theo, if you'll give me your word never to tell it to any one, I cried like a baby; for Price looked for all the world like Stephen looked when they were stoning him.
From The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys by M. B. Manwell
This generally partook of the nature of the old fable concerning boys who were stoning frogs, which was “great fun for the boys, but death to the frogs.”
From The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats by George A. Warren
