devil
were devilling
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past progressiveof devil.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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The girls were devilling the life out of him to look it up.
From Berry And Co. by Dornford Yates
They were devilling him over at Trabue's office awhile ago about his failure and your big success.
From Ann Boyd by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben
