blend
verb (used with object)
to mix smoothly and inseparably together.
was blending
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past progressiveof blend.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“I knew we were coming together for this work that was blending the secular and the sacred.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
One of the choices that you made in your translation was blending what you acknowledge are “archaic or underknown words” with slang like swole or thirsty.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2020
As he was blending fruits and greens at home in Rosslyn one morning, he thought about what he wanted to do with his life.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2019
The tracks date from a confused and often overlooked period of Bowie’s career, when he was blending vaudeville and music hall songs with the guitar-pop of swinging London.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2019
I stammered nervously as I introduced him to Mother, who was blending bergamot and ylang-ylang, clicking her fingers to test the proportions.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
