maim
verb (used with object)
to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple.
was maiming
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past progressiveof maim.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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Despite this overwhelming evidence, and despite all the harm that had been done by the false notion that pertussis vaccine was maiming America’s children, Lea Thompson was without remorse.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 28, 2011
It seemed to her that she was maiming her own dream.
From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
