countenance
noun
appearance, especially the look or expression of the face.
were countenancing
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past progressiveof countenance.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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Gradually into their awakening senses stole a conviction that somehow they were countenancing the sin of racing.
From Thoroughbreds by William Alexander Fraser
