slander
noun
was slandering
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past progressiveof slander.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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By the suppression of truth she was slandering her.
From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph
If it were not for his visit at Rome, he says, he might fear that he was slandering the Popes in what he wrote about them.
From Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by Dau, W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore)
It seemed she thought I was slandering the man after slipping into his shoes.
From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
Well, I heard before long that she was slandering me to all her acquaintances.
From The Whirlpool by Gissing, George
It was Lee who first warned Washington that Jefferson was slandering him in secret, and who kept him closely informed as to the political manuvres in Virginia.
From The True George Washington [10th Ed.] by Ford, Paul Leicester
