outrage
noun
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
had been outraging
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past perfect progressiveof outrage.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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It seemed that Wallace Wray had been outraging the feelings of his admirers, had dealt them a slap in the face as cleanly, or rather as dirtily, as a realistic brush could deal it.
From Love's Usuries by Louis Creswicke
