enliven
verb (used with object)
to make vigorous or active; invigorate.
have been enlivening
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present perfect progressiveof enliven.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The road was so straight and uninteresting, though the surrounding country was fertile, that a few barrancas would really have been enlivening.
From Life in Mexico by Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis) Calderón de la Barca
