were condoning
- past progressive of condone.
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Members who thought with Sir Edward Carson that General Dyer had not been fairly treated resented Mr. Montagu's insinuation that in that case they were condoning "frightfulness."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920 by Various