forestall
verb (used with object)
to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance.
was forestalling
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past progressiveof forestall.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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Public sector corruption was forestalling private sector production.
From Forbes ● Mar. 25, 2015
In his observations upon the effects of lightning, he was forestalling Franklin's works to a certain extent.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
If it came to a pinch the turning of a saddle might spoil everything, and so far as he could the range-rider was forestalling any accidents that might be due to carelessness.
From Steve Yeager by William MacLeod Raine
But we remember that, in so doing, he was forestalling, not the Eighth of his name, but the Fifth.
From Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine by William Holden Hutton
The old man had rested on his oars while she hurried through this tale, with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes, as if she thought she was forestalling him.
From Georgina of the Rainbows by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
