tolerate
verb (used with object)
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
was tolerating
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past progressiveof tolerate.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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But her raucous Georgie made me wonder why this solitary older gentleman was tolerating her intrusive madness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Hamlin began walking Friday after having his breathing tube removed that morning and he was tolerating a normal diet, his doctors said Monday.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2023
MacGowan was tolerating this newfangled technology to discuss his upcoming book of never-before-seen artwork, handwritten lyrics and school essays, titled “The Eternal Buzz and the Crock of Gold.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
Eventually he was tolerating such photo ops as a public cell-phone conversation with an ailing nun and the donning of a fire fighter's hat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Crowds gathered around news bulletin boards to read how Garfield was tolerating the trip.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
