avenge
verb (used with object)
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for.
was avenging
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past progressiveof avenge.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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Richard was born disabled; Hamlet was avenging a murder.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2021
Cameron rejects the idea that someone was avenging the director's high-handed behavior.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was avenging not only her father's latest slight, but a long series of grievances—small and great—connected with Elizabeth's position in the house.
From Elizabeth's Campaign by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Chance was avenging him now on the unapproachable one, who would not suffer his assistance even in the disengaging of her veil from a thorn bush.
From The Sign of Flame by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
This was avenging Dennis for what he had undergone from the narrative of his madness.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
