ventilate
verb (used with object)
to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
were ventilating
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past progressiveof ventilate.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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Crews were ventilating the area to remove the irritant around 2:30 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2023
Firefighters were ventilating the building but it was unclear when students could return to Longfellow.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
Fuzzy and the other bees fanning their wings so fast and steadily were ventilating the house!
From Insect Stories by Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman) Kellogg
One of the boys had a birthday and we were ventilating our enthusiasm.
From The Highgrader by D. C. Hutchison
