acquiesce
verb (used without object)
to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent.
were acquiescing
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past progressiveof acquiesce.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 spite of similar untoward incidents, the vast majority of people in the country North and South were acquiescing little by little in the settlement reached by the compromise measures.
From Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics by Allen Johnson
