revile
verb (used with object)
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
were reviling
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past progressiveof revile.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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Some evil-minded persons heard Kamalo’s boys drumming on the Kaeke and immediately went and told Kupa that the priest’s children were reviling him in the grossest manner on his own drum.
From Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends by Thomas G. (Thomas George) Thrum
Now they were reviling each other, each claiming a larger proportion of the coins than he had.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by Edward Lucas White
Two among them were reviling one another, each one claiming that he was the only king.
From Common Sense, How to Exercise It by Mme. Blanchard Yoritomo-Tashi
