transmit
verb (used with object)
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
were transmitting
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past progressiveof transmit.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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When a Chinese official who had first denied human-to-human transmission now admitted people without symptoms were transmitting the virus, “GAME ON,” Dr. Fauci wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
She told him the TVs were transmitting in Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
The two radio stations have passed into state hands because they were transmitting in the cities of Bilwi and Waspan without proper permits, according to a letter from Nicaragua's telecommunications regulator sent to the party.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2023
"There were two calves, and the adult would do it, then watch while the calf did it - like they were transmitting something."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2023
Soon the rumrunners were transmitting their messages in codes and ciphers that Root could not break.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
