tile
noun
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
were tiling
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past progressiveof tile.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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As mathematician Colin Adams of Williams College told New Scientist, “I would put it in my bathroom if I were tiling it right now.”
From Scientific American ● Apr. 10, 2023
