wire
noun
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
were wiring
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past progressiveof wire.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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And so I think in the meantime, some of them were wiring money to Alameda Research to get credited on FTX.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Another day, a bunch of us were wiring in the meadow in torrential rain.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 3, 2016
The place was bustling with workers who were wiring the minibus with sensors for self driving.
From The Verge ● Jun. 16, 2016
When the first cable entrepreneurs were wiring cities, local governments typically granted a single franchise for each community, or divided the territory among a few companies.
From The Verge ● Aug. 19, 2014
That night both French and Schoeman were wiring for reinforcements in the hope of clearing up the situation.
From Sir John French An Authentic Biography by Cecil Chisholm
