warp
verb (used with object)
to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring.
were warping
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past progressiveof warp.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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Indeed, even the fact that the Daughters of the Confederacy were warping history in 1905 is part of history, and citizens ought to learn about it.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2020
Ashby called his son’s experience “absolutely outrageous” and said he saw a similar trend in the media, where private opinions were warping what was published.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2017
A growing chorus said that King’s changes were poorly executed and unfair, and were warping public education.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2015
Soon he and Teammate Bobby Hull were warping the wooden blades of their sticks into scooplike curves by soaking them in hot water and wedging them under door jambs overnight.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had filled the stove with dry wood, and the bottom of the churn was smoking; the chimes were warping out of their grooves, and cream was leaking on the stove.
From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens
