roughen
verb (used with or without object)
were roughening
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past progressiveof roughen.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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The waves were roughening slightly and a swell from the Atlantic lifted the 'Diana' curtsying over their foam-flecked crests as she ploughed her way swiftly along.
From The Life Everlasting; a reality of romance by Marie Corelli
