brown
noun
a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
was browning
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past progressiveof brown.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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The waste was browning and settled into deep grooves in the ground.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2021
One afternoon Chew Wong opened the oven door and was leaning in, on tiptoe, to see whether a cake was browning on all sides.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
The chicken was browning nicely, the skin beginning to crisp and take on the toasty tones of oiled wood.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
The fowl was browning nicely, and as he spooned up the sizzling juices, he hoped his forgetfulness wasn’t going to make any difference in its flavor.
From Under Boy Scout Colors by Joseph Bushnell Ames
He then fried a quantity of delicious little fishes, besides attending, every now and then, to a quarter of pork, which was browning before a fire close by.
From A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas by Fanny Loviot
