pillory
noun
a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
were pillorying
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past progressiveof pillory.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 pillorying him with the light and matchless cruelty of wits.
From A Splendid Hazard by Harold MacGrath
