embitter
verb (used with object)
to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness.
had been embittering
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past perfect progressiveof embitter.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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"The indifference of Robert F. Kennedy to Lyndon John son during his brother's Presidency had been embittering," writes White.
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