aver
verb (used with object)
to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
was averring
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past progressiveof aver.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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It was always in the way, he was averring, while Hartman was talking back to him and with fitting secret-service pride explaining to him the clumsiness of the police.
From The Iron Heel by Jack London
