were signifying
- past progressive of signify.
Example Sentences
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Then he bent his head with condescending gravity, as if he were signifying his pleasure to receive kindly, for the giver's sake, a gift of little value.
From In the Palace of the King A Love Story of Old Madrid by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
