proffer
verb (used with object)
to put before a person for acceptance; offer.
was proffering
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past progressiveof proffer.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 did not dawn on him that he was putting himself in the position of one who was proffering silence for affection.
From The Plunderer by Douglas Duer
While Nourse growled on in his surly way, Ethel slipped quietly into the hall—where presently Sally with one arm about her was proffering a handkerchief and murmuring.
From His Second Wife by Ernest Poole
Each of these fellows was proffering the old man his own particular wares; and while there was nothing that they did not submit for his approval, there was nothing that he wished to buy.
From Poor Folk by C. J. Hogarth
This was proffering more than Henry IV, Richelieu, or Mazarin had ever hoped for.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by John Rudd
She did not look upon the affair herself as being more than a merely unfortunate incident, but she knew that Miss Marsh regarded it as an overwhelming scandal, and was proffering consolation accordingly.
From The War-Workers by E.M. Delafield
