reciprocate
verb (used with object)
to give, feel, etc., in return.
was reciprocating
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past progressiveof reciprocate.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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Even before the massacre, the community was reciprocating.
From Economist ● Jul. 14, 2016
The chancellor thought he was reciprocating story for story; the student thought he was wrongly equating their lives.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 14, 2015
