swap
verb (used with object)
to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another.
were swapping
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past progressiveof swap.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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Was there a radio message we didn't hear or did he just work it out from his engineer saying him and Piastri were swapping places?
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
That move came as two offshore wind developers announced they were swapping projects.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
So they turned to social networks, where people were swapping information about how to enter the United States via Mexico.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
So, if I were swapping out directors, I’d probably pull Lee and Russell.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2013
Ernie Macmillan and Hannah Abbott were swapping Chocolate Frog cards at a nearby table, both of them sporting Support Cedric Diggory!badges on their cloaks.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
