execrate
verb (used with object)
to detest utterly; abhor; abominate.
was execrating
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past progressiveof execrate.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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When all Great Britain was execrating Napoleon, picturing him as a devil with horns and hoofs, Byron looked upon him as the world's hero.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors by Elbert Hubbard
It was terrible to see how like this young lad grew to the man he was execrating.
From Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life by James Payn
Little Caligaro was execrating last night's rain, which had made the ground heavy.
From The Child of Pleasure by Georgina Harding
