appease
verb (used with object)
to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe.
were appeasing
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past progressiveof appease.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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During the time that the hunters were appeasing their appetites, it was observed that Antoine Dechamp, the leader of the expedition, was unusually silent and thoughtful, and that he betrayed a slight look of anxiety.
From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
While we were appeasing our appetites, I got from the deserters an inkling of our locality.
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Herbert Strang
