inure
verb (used with object)
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed byto ).
were inuring
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past progressiveof inure.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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They were inuring rapidly to their new occupation; every experience was an asset in meeting the next one, while their general fibre was absorbing strength from the wintry trial on the immutable plain.
From Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings by Andy Adams
