counsel
noun
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
were counseling
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past progressiveof counsel.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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Sheriff Jeremy Briese said chaplains and staff were counseling family members.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
They said it was best to stay home, to vent on Twitter or Facebook–even friends who I knew cared deeply about this issue were counseling caution.
From Salon ● May 27, 2015
The audience was a small group of advisers, including two African American scholars who were counseling him on how to get his message across most effectively with black voters.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2012
“Both of those guys were counseling on the risks of military action, and quite publicly,” said a senior military official.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2012
Much less therefore is a seller bound to tell the faults of what he offers for sale, as though he were counseling the buyer.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
