regale
verb (used with object)
to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.
were regaling
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past progressiveof regale.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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On Dingle Golf Links in Ballyferriter, Co Kerry, the locals were regaling visitors with the latest Star Wars related stories, gossip and jokes.
From Time ● Jun. 7, 2016
I once again was immediately recruited into a barstool conversation, in which bearded locals were regaling visitors from Denmark and Sweden with anti-snowboarder screeds.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2012
Athenians were regaling each other with the tale of an encounter between a U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even as Lyndon was spreading his gospel, reporters who had accompanied him overseas were regaling the Washington press corps with stories of one of the most exuberant voyages since Auntie Mame went round the world.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was accused of robbery, was threatened with Solomonic penalties, was finally condemned to penance at a side-table upon dry bread and water, while his innocent brothers and sisters were regaling upon chickens and custards.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 by Various
