scarify
verb (used with object)
to make scratches or superficial incisions in (the skin), to produce an immune response or administer certain injections.
was scarifying
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past progressiveof scarify.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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In five minutes he was scarifying his skin with a rough towel and tingled with renewing circulation.
From The Rapids by Alan Sullivan
