annul
verb (used with object)
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate.
were annulling
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past progressiveof annul.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 the fervour of prosecution this parliament could hardly go beyond that whose acts they were annulling; and each is alike unworthy to be remembered in the way of precedent.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry
The despatchers were annulling, holding the freights and distributing passenger trains at eating stations.
From The Daughter of a Magnate by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)
