macerate
verb (used with object)
to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
was macerating
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past progressiveof macerate.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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Meanwhile Bela was macerating some leaves she had brought.
From The Huntress by Hulbert Footner
