profane
adjective
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
was profaning
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past progressiveof profane.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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He thought it was profaning the studio, and then—anybody might come in.
From A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories by Bret Harte
