forbear
verb (used with object)
to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
was forbearing
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past progressiveof forbear.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 would have been best to have vented her ill-humour upon Terence: who was forbearing towards his mother.
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield
He was forbearing to the ignorant, encouraging to the weak, tender to the penitent, loving to all,—yet how faithful was He as “the Reprover of sin!”
From The Mind of Jesus by John R. (John Ross) Macduff
As a rule, he was forbearing enough with his rivals.
From Haydn by J. Cuthbert (James Cuthbert) Hadden
She could hear Dunham moving about in his room, and knew that he was forbearing on Sylvia's account from the whistling obligato which usually accompanied his toilet.
From The Opened Shutters by Clara Louise Burnham
He had verve, an excellent disposition, was forbearing, affable, generous, a boon companion; and it was known throughout the city that he enjoyed a good time.
From Memorials of the Faithful by `Abdu'l-Bahá
