cure
noun
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
was curing
-
past progressiveof cure.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
That certainly is arguable, but with regard to the Depression itself, the criterion by which the New Deal wanted to be judged was curing unemployment.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2019
The first miracle the Catholic convert is said by the Vatican to have performed was curing a deacon from Boston, Massachusetts, of a crippling spinal disease.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2019
That was curing in from the moment it left his boot.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 13, 2016
Back then, Hull’s day job was curing rugged coatings onto tables using UV lights.
From Time ● Jan. 16, 2015
Curing it to the outward eye, while it was corrupt at bottom, would only bring on a mortification, and you would be a dead man, while you trusted that the plaster was curing you.
From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by Hannah More
