feud
noun
a bitter, continuous hostility, especially between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations.
were feuding
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past progressiveof feud.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 for years, there have been rumblings that the Emmy-winning Fab Five were feuding.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2024
Oprah Winfrey addresses speculation that she and ‘The Color Purple’ star Taraji P. Henson were feuding after Henson commented on pay disparity issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Groups that had once united in common cause were feuding and much of the country appeared to have lost interest in the plight of its Black citizens.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2020
They had been unavailable, though, because the two sides were feuding over who got what tickets and where they were located.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2015
Among the hundreds of subjects documented by Ms. Simon were feuding families in Brazil, victims of genocide in Bosnia, the body double of Saddam Hussein’s son and the so-called living dead in India.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2012
