embellish
verb (used with object)
to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
are embellishing
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present progressiveof embellish.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“The game is our bible, but we are embellishing and enlarging the scope of it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
"My sins here are embellishing my resume," Mr Santos told the Post.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2022
“My sins here are embellishing my resume. I’m sorry,” he told The New York Post.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
Maybe you are embroidering, maybe you are embellishing.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2021
Sallie and I are embellishing Lock Willow with our presence during the Easter Vacation.
From Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
