relent
verb (used without object)
to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
was relenting
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past progressiveof relent.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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Despite White House denials, New Yorkers interpreted the Vice President's statement as meaning that Ford was relenting.
From Time Magazine Archive
“But, what can you do?” said Captain Miles, who, I could see, was relenting.
From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by J. Schonberg
He only saw in it a ray of hope that Barbara was relenting and was jubilant at the prospect of a reconciliation.
From Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon
She looked over her shoulder—then stopped; perhaps, poor thing, she thought he was relenting, and then she began to hurry back again.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Her reference to the campaign was intended as a stab, of course, yet could it be she was relenting?
From A Soldier of Virginia by Burton Egbert Stevenson
