were windmilling

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of windmill.
  windmill

  noun

  any of various machines for grinding, pumping, etc., driven by the force of the wind acting upon a number of vanes or sails.

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