adorn
verb (used with object)
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments.
is adorning
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present progressiveof adorn (3rd person singular).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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One of these men is at least honest about who he is, adorning himself in red flags that read caveat emptor.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2025
But I remain baffled why a major corporation put time and money into making such a silly series of videos that is neither especially entertaining nor useful and arguably undermines the product it is adorning.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2017
He struggles to believe his invention is adorning a horse that bookies have installed as hot favorite to win one of the world's most glamorous races.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2012
All his quotations are as apt as this one would be, and the wiseacre imagines he is adorning his drivel with the multitude of his quotations.
From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Martin Luther
Their sole use is to indicate the side taken; they are, so to speak, an acknowledgment that the writer is adorning the occurrence he is about to represent.
From Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life by Gustave Flaubert
