savage
adjective
fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed.
were savaging
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past progressiveof savage.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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Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shia cleric, used his Friday sermon to attack IS militants, saying they were savaging Iraq's "history and ancient civilizations".
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2015
