renege
verb (used without object)
to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit; break a rule of play.
were reneging
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past progressiveof renege.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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Several of the stars immediately announced that they were reneging on their deal with Packer, and others were having second thoughts.
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