surfeit
noun
excess; an excessive amount.
were surfeiting
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past progressiveof surfeit.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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Millions of people were starving, while the oligarchs and their supporters were surfeiting on the surplus.*
From The Iron Heel by Jack London
