distend
verb (used with or without object)
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic.
was distending
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past progressiveof distend.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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Congo made a desperate effort to free his hands from their fastenings, as well as to remove the stick that was distending his jaws.
From The Giraffe Hunters by Mayne Reid
