spite
noun
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
was spiting
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past progressiveof spite.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 a Churchman himself, and he was pricked with remorse as he remembered that he was spiting the Church which was connected with the state, of which he was so eminent a supporter.
From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope
When I named you as I did, I thought I was spiting the world.
From Tabitha at Ivy Hall by Alfred Russell
