estaban arreciando
-they/you were intensifying
Imperfect progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of arreciar.
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arreciar

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INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to become more severe)-to intensify
Synonyms for arreciar
agudizar
to aggravate
aumentar
to increase
crecer
to increase
empeorar
to get worse
recrudecer
to get worse
acrecentar
to increase
agravar
to make worse
avivar
to rekindle
exacerbar
to exacerbate
fortalecer
to strengthen
intensificar
to intensify
redoblar
to redouble
Antonyms for arreciar
amainar
to die down
caer
to fall
calmar
to calm
mitigar
to alleviate
mitigar
to mitigate
amainar
to abate
aminorar
to reduce
amortiguar
to muffle
apaciguar
to pacify
atenuar
to alleviate
contrarrestar
to counteract
debilitarse
to become faint
debilitarse
to weaken
decaer
to decline
deteriorarse
to deteriorate
disminuir
to reduce
paliar
to ease
rebajar
to dilute
sosegar
to calm
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