I was starching
Past progressiveconjugation ofstarch.There are other translations for this conjugation.

starch

starch(
starch
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el almidón
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The starch from the potatoes makes the soup thick and creamy.El almidón de las papas hace la sopa espesa y cremosa.
b. la fécula
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Add some corn starch to thicken the mix.Agrega un poco de fécula de maíz para espesar la mezcla.
a. el almidón
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I add some starch to the water I spray on my shirts when ironing them.Agrego un poco de almidón al agua que rocío sobre las camisas al plancharlas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. almidonar
Rosa starches nearly all the clothes she irons.Rosa almidona casi toda la ropa que plancha.
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