knuckle
noun
a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
were knuckling
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past progressiveof knuckle.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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Not much had changed except Mr. Donahoe and eBay’s board would not look as if they were knuckling under the pressure of an activist investor.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2014
Stung by criticism that they were knuckling under to labor to avoid strikes, the businessmen are now taking a tougher stand.
From Time Magazine Archive
