electrify
verb (used with object)
to charge with or subject to electricity; apply electricity to.
was electrifying
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past progressiveof electrify.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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Gavin Freeman, a sophomore walk-on, was electrifying when he got the chance.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
It was electrifying to see her at that year’s State of the Union address, as President George W. Bush turned to applaud the first “Madam Speaker.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022
Choir chairman and second tenor Rob Davies said it was "electrifying" performing on stage with the other "boys", aged between 24 and 89.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2022
He wasn’t even born when Johnson was electrifying the Forum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2022
Dr. Wellington followed a moment later, but the sight of a black man in tribal dress coming through that door was electrifying.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
