foment
verb (used with object)
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of.
was fomenting
-
past progressiveof foment.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Other pieces reported fairly when Toriello denied that the Arbenz government was fomenting strikes in Honduras.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2015
But peaceful as his life was, psychologically Charles Darwin was fomenting a maelstrom of revolution that was to have earth-shaking implications.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2013
He was also instrumental in repairing ties with Iran, strained over charges that Tehran was fomenting Islamic unrest in Jordan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tugh, in 2930, was masquerading as a friend of the Government; but in reality it was he who was fomenting the revolt of the Robots.
From Astounding Stories, June, 1931 by Various
While Iapis was fomenting the wound with water, the goddess, unseen, dipped into the vessel a branch of dit'ta-ny, a plant famous for its healing qualities.
From Story of Aeneas by Michael Clarke
