Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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“If you indicated insider knowledge of gay life, you were telegraphing that you were gay.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2020
“Effectively what that means is that the Fed is not going to be in the position to normalize rates at the extent they were telegraphing only a week and a half ago,” said Kenny.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2016
The Seraph's eyes were telegraphing a whole code-book.
From The Sixth Sense A Novel by Stephen McKenna
The flashes were watched, and were found to be in accordance with the Morse alphabet; and the joyful news was spread that their friends were telegraphing to them.
From Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign by William Henry Giles Kingston
"Who can be telegraphing at this time of night?" asked Hinpoha, shot through with a sudden fear that something had happened to her aunt and they were telegraphing to Nyoda about it.
From The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos by Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude) Frey
