रही थीं

were …-ing

→ रहना
phrase Uncommon #3,751
were …-ing Used in a past progressive verb phrase with a feminine plural subject, or as a respectful form for one woman.
HI: वे खाना बना रही थीं।
EN: They were making food.

तुम सो रही थीं।

You were sleeping.

तो जब आप पैराडाइस में, ये वाला काम कर रही थीं, तब आप अजीत से मिलीं।

So when you were doing this work at Paradise, you met Ajit.

— Jaane Jaan (2023)

क्या दवा बता रही थीं आप, केला?

What medicine were you suggesting—the banana?

— OMG 2 (2023)

अम्मा बेचारी रात को बहुत रो रही थीं।

Poor Mom was crying a lot last night.

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

मुझे आज तक नहीं पता चला वो दो इतालवी महिलाएं क्या गा रही थीं.

To this day, I still don't know what those two Italian women were singing.

— The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

"अगर कोई मदद चाहिए हो तो बताइएगा, आज आप बहुत परेशान लग रही थीं।"

If you need any help, please let me know. You seemed very upset today.

— Jaane Jaan (2023)

और मुझे थैंक यू, थैंक यू बोल रही थीं आप।

And you were saying, “Thank you, thank you” to me.

— OMG 2 (2023)

उस दिन तुम अपनी माँ को बहुत मिस कर रही थीं ना।

You were really missing your mother that day, weren't you?

— 3 ईडियट (2009)

मैंने जाँच की; सभी नावें छोड़ने का संकेत दे रही थीं।

I checked; all the boats were signaling that they were about to leave.

जान के हमें बबलू के सामने जला रही थीं।

They were deliberately trying to make us jealous in front of Bablu.

— Ajeeb Daastaans (2021)

और श्रीमती डी सा हमें देख रही थीं।

And Mrs. D'Sa was watching us.

— अंधाधुन (2018)