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
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
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
It was just at the merging of autumn and winter; the last of the maize crop was being gathered in, and the first touch of frost was browning the hill-tops.
From The White Hecatomb And other Stories by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
A plate of greens was hot on the hearth, and a corn-cake was browning beautifully in the bake-kettle.
From Shapes that Haunt the Dusk by William Dean Howells
