enliven
verb (used with object)
to make vigorous or active; invigorate.
had been enlivening
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past perfect progressiveof enliven.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Neither she nor Mr. Povey had heard the strains of the Bursley Town Silver Prize Band which had been enlivening the season according to its usual custom.
From The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett
