was exaggerating, used to exaggerate
Exageraba.
He was exaggerating.
Me pareció que exageraba, y bastante.
I thought he was exaggerating, and by quite a bit.
¿Cree que exageraba?
Do you think I was exaggerating?
— TÁR (2022)
Exageraba todas las noticias.
He exaggerated all the news.
— La dolce vita (1960)