ting
verb (used with or without object)
to make or cause to make a high, clear, ringing sound.
had been tinging
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past perfect progressiveof ting.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
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past perfect progressiveof tinge.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
tingeverb (used with object)to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
Example Sentences
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The sun, which had been tinging the western sky with gorgeous hues, was peering from among masses of purple and golden clouds, within an hour's space of the horizon.
From Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession by Benjamin Wood
