freshen
verb (used with object)
to make fresh; refresh, revive, or renew.
had been freshening
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past perfect progressiveof freshen.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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During the last six weeks the colors of 'this thread-bare world' had been freshening before her in marvellous fashion.
From Robert Elsmere by Mrs. Humphry Ward
During the last six weeks the colours of 'this threadbare world' had been freshening before her in marvellous fashion.
From Robert Elsmere by Mrs. Humphry Ward
The wind had been freshening for the last two hours, and it was now necessary to reduce sail.
From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Oliver Optic
The wind, which had been freshening, now sang in louder tones as it hummed through the rigging and the funnel stays and bowled over the receiving conductors of the wireless.
From Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
