prophesy
verb (used with object)
to foretell or predict.
was prophesying
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past progressiveof prophesy.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 was prophesying by proxy, as the original prophet was Kevin Kelly, one of the founding editors of Wired magazine.
From Time Magazine Archive
Count Ilsenbergh was prophesying the end of all things.
From Our Own Set A Novel by Ossip Schubin
The truth is that no one as yet believed seriously in the danger which I was prophesying, although we were so near the catastrophe.
From The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville by Alexis de Tocqueville
He was prophesying the literal overthrow of the holy city by the armies of Rome, but he was using the colors of this tragic scene to paint the picture of his own return in glory.
From The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition by Charles Rosenbury Erdman
While Savonarola was prophesying a sword, a scourge, a deluge, Charles VIII. rode at the head of his knighthood into Florence.
From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by John Addington Symonds
