tenderize
verb (used with object)
to make (meat) tender, as by pounding or by a chemical process or treatment.
were tenderizing
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past progressiveof tenderize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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The editor adds, sounding as if he thought he were tenderizing a volume from the Chinese: "Consequently, an adaptation of this work for the American reader became a necessity."
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