roughen
verb (used with or without object)
was roughening
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past progressiveof roughen.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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Wilmington’s Council had been closing shortfalls of 5 percent to 10 percent for several years, and the compounding effect was roughening the edges of a city that aggressively marketed its coastal quality of life.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2011
As the sea was roughening all the while, the two submarine boys out forward were having a hard time of it.
From The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep by Victor G. Durham
