menudeaban
Imperfect ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of menudear.
Las palizas brutales e inhumanas menudeaban en muchos barcos, y, siendo un joven guardiamarina, Bolitho casi se había desmayado después de uno de esos espectáculos.
Brutal and inhuman floggings were commonplace in many ships, and as a young midshipman Bolitho had nearly fainted after one such spectacle.
Menudeaban los litigios con los príncipes.
This led to incessant conflicts with the princes.
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