reiterate
verb (used with object)
to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
were reiterating
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past progressiveof reiterate.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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Last week, while a crowd of small businessmen were reiterating their need before the committee, two Government officials appeared, one with the first sound analysis of the problem, the other with a bold remedy.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the two women had already got him by the arms and were reiterating: "We want them to milk the cow before our eyes, you know."
From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Émile Zola
They were reiterating their opinions with something like plebeian loudness of voice, when their mother entered the room.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 05 by Maria Edgeworth
