se mexia

was moving

→ se
phrase Rare #36,920
was moving Used for ongoing or habitual movement in the past; the subject may be a person or a thing.
PO: A porta se mexia com o vento.
EN: The door was moving in the wind.

Acordei, e a cama se mexia.

I woke up, and the bed was moving.

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Eu confiei em você completamente, mesmo quando você se mexia pelas sombras.

I trusted you completely, even when you were moving through the shadows.

— Duna (2021)

Mas o anão estava jogado no chão e não se mexia.

But the dwarf was lying on the ground and wasn't moving.

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Ele nem se mexia, tava cagado de medo.

He didn't even move, he was scared shitless.

— O Ódio (1995)

Se mexia?

Was it moving?

— Turma da Mônica: Laços (2019)