smite
verb (used with object)
to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon.
were smiting
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past progressiveof smite.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 Isolationists, supposedly on the defensive, were smiting their opponents hip & thigh.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seemed as if the staunch little steamer must turn over as she plunged along through the seas that were smiting her with increased force every moment.
From The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy by Patchin, Frank Gee
Thor's knees were smiting together, but he levelled the spear and made a feeble lunge toward the brute.
From Animal Heroes by Seton, Ernest Thompson
Ellen had a feeling as if she were smiting in the face that image of Robert which always dwelt in her heart.
From The Portion of Labor by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
It looked as though his conscience were smiting him.
From Burning Sands by Weigal, Arthur
