revenge
verb (used with object)
to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit.
was revenging
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past progressiveof revenge.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 revenging himself on his two friends for liking one another more than they liked him.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Lieutenant Scheisskopf’s wife was revenging herself upon Lieutenant Scheisskopf for some unforgettable crime of his she couldn’t recall.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
That what seemed like the neglect of her youth was revenging itself on me.
From The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker
But while the hollyhock was taking the bee's fickleness so solemnly, a rose was revenging her upon him.
From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 by Rupert Hughes
Magistus was revenging my escape from the fascination of his evil eye.
From In Both Worlds by William Henry Holcombe
