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were befriending

  • past progressive
    of befriend.
    befriend
    verb (used with object)
    to make friends or become friendly with; act as a friend to; help; aid.

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Thus Benjamin escaped the necessity of exposing the objectionable part of his career, and left his good friends wondering over the mysterious young printer they were befriending.

From From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin by Thayer, William M. (William Makepeace)