were affronting
- past progressive of affront.
Example Sentences
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They were affronting but memorable, and hard to pigeonhole.
From Time Magazine Archive
He paused for a moment to look out; his heart beat uncomfortably, as though he were affronting some unknown danger.
From Crome Yellow by Huxley, Aldous
