outrage
noun
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
were outraging
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past progressiveof outrage.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 the Egyptians say that it was not Amasis who endured this contumely, but another Egyptian of the same age, whom the Persians outraged under the impression that they were outraging Amasis.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Max Duncker
