appease
verb (used with object)
to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe.
was appeasing
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past progressiveof appease.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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He also rejected criticism that the government was appeasing the Islamists.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2021
Timberwolves President Gersson Rosas talked himself into that price knowing that his top priority was appeasing franchise center Karl-Anthony Towns, who happens to be close friends with Russell.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2020
Did it feel like the label was appeasing her?
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2017
He was appeasing Japan, so that he might prepare China against Japan.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a few minutes we heard him calling for food and drink, and the clattering of knives and platters showed that he was appeasing his appetite with zest.
From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
