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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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
Peggy Simms, with face aglow with the excitement that had not subsided, was proffering Lund her pistol.
From A Man to His Mate by Stockton Mulford
Standing erect, and outwardly calm again, he looked across at Andre-Louis who was proffering him a sheet of paper.
From Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
Mrs. Topes was proffering the dish of peaches.
From Mortal Coils by Aldous Huxley
John felt that the boy was proffering his own and his sister's company in a spirit of altruism, and he could not muster enough gracelessness to decline the proposal.
From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie
