displease
verb (used with object)
to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy.
were displeasing
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past progressiveof displease.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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But these designs were displeasing to the English colonists, who had already extended their settlements far into the interior.
From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John
All I expected to do was to give him a polite hint that his attentions were displeasing to us.
From Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]
I soon discovered that my manners were displeasing to him, and that he evinced towards me a compassionate sympathy, as if he regretted the sad turn my tastes had taken.
From Major Frank by Akeroyd, James
As Elinor stooped at that moment, to untie the hat of the pretty little creature at her side, it was impossible to say whether this intelligence were displeasing to her or not.
From Elinor Wyllys, Volume 2 by Cooper, Susan Fenimore
Besides this, the Government had introduced innovations and reforms, many of which were displeasing to the people.
From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir
