weigh
verb (used with object)
to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device.
were weighing
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past progressiveof weigh.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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He was in Norbury on the Shropshire Union Canal when he spoke to the BBC and estimated several hundred of boaters were weighing up similar calculations.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
I couldn’t hear them at all, but I got the impression that those intrusions and distractions were weighing on her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Zaccarelli said that renewed concerns about the Iran war were weighing on the stock market on Wednesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Signs of escalating tensions in the Middle East, rather than a quick ending to the conflict, were weighing on stocks and other assets.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
The big, raw-faced outlaw grabbed Prince Brat off the ground and took the heft of him as if he were weighing a sack of potatoes.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
