circumcise
verb (used with object)
to remove the prepuce of (a male), especially as a religious rite.
were circumcising
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past progressiveof circumcise.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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Maybe sensing my disappointment, the old man paused, then clapped his hands together and declared that he would send word to find out if any fools were circumcising their sons on a Monday.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2018
