wad
noun
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of tobacco.
were wadding
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past progressiveof wad.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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Some folded the tiny squares into love knots, some into triangles, but most were wadding them, then pressing them flat on their yellow laps.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
