abhor
verb (used with object)
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
was abhorring
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past progressiveof abhor.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"Papa emperor," cried the Archduke Francis Charles, wonderingly, "but your majesty told me at Ofen that every one was abhorring Bonaparte, and—" "You are a pert little fool!" replied the emperor, vehemently.
From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by F. Jordan
