truncate
verb (used with object)
to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short.
was truncating
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past progressiveof truncate.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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Dam Lehnar's comely face lost its radiant gleam when she realised that her father was truncating the agreement signed with Besten.
From Scorched Earth by Walter D. Petrovic
