psych
verb (used with object)
to make happily excited or full of eager anticipation.
were psyching
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past progressiveof psych.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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Pieslak, who interviewed a number of Iraq veterans, observes that soldiers played many of the same songs for their own benefit, particularly when they were psyching themselves up for a dangerous mission.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 27, 2016
