fancy
adjective
ornamental; decorative; not plain.
were fancying
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past progressiveof fancy.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 Internet was giving everyone a forum, and a lot of people were fancying themselves writers who didn’t have a handle on the craft.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2013
