counsel
noun
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
were counselling
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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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"You could imagine the UK having a settled diplomatic strategy of surrounding the US with friendly allies who were counselling involvement and engagement in these joint endeavours to solve the big problems the world faces."
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2021
No doubt they were counselling how we should act.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Mayne Reid
Meanwhile they were counselling in the chamber till late at night.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Casey obstinately clung to his original statement; but of course no longer urged it publicly—only sotto voce to our mate, and one or two others, who, with myself, were counselling him to apologise.
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Mayne Reid
When others' courage failed them, he stood firm; when friends and colleagues were counselling retreat, and under their breath were whispering "Fiasco!" and "Collapse!" his spirit never faltered.
From A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer by William Reed Huntington
