enliven
verb (used with object)
to make vigorous or active; invigorate.
is enlivening
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present progressiveof enliven (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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The blend of gallows humor and gruesome fright is enlivening, casting a strange yet fiendishly compelling spell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
As a result, Geffen has become avidly sought by culture and education leaders looking to finance a wave of new construction that is enlivening cities as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
That sort of spice is enlivening and refreshing; there is a good tonic in it, which Rotha felt and enjoyed; at the same time it warned her she was in new circumstances.
From A Letter of Credit by Susan Warner
Time passes somehow on these journeys, and the chance prospect of obtaining a good meal, when one is dead certain to get a bad one, is enlivening.
From The Siege of Mafeking (1900) by J. Angus Hamilton
He is enlivening the hours now with his violin.
From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by John Beatty
