signify
verb (used with object)
to make known by signs, speech, or action.
were signifying
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past progressiveof signify.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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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 F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
