enunciate
verb (used with object)
to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner.
was enunciating
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past progressiveof enunciate.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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An LDS church spokesman later said the organization was not endorsing specific legislation but rather Mr. Bednar was enunciating “guiding principles” on the matter.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2022
Bush was properly criticized not for the principle he was enunciating but for the gratuitous, maladroit way he applied it.
From Time Magazine Archive
While he was enunciating this fact to Curtis, they were walking up and down the breakfast-room, waiting for the appearance of the ladies to make tea.
From Lord Kilgobbin by Charles James Lever
Ivo was not only articulating, Paul was gratified to notice; he was enunciating.
From My Fair Planet by Evelyn E. Smith
You see," he continued, pleased with the way he was enunciating his opinions, "we are of all sorts.
From Changing Winds A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine
