embellish
verb (used with object)
to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
was embellishing
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past progressiveof embellish.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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Mr Clarke's barrister, Philip Williams, suggested she was embellishing the facts.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
One day, Almodóvar discovered that his mother was embellishing, even fabricating, what was in them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
By the end, Remi was embellishing the story to draw her in, to catch a little of Margery’s warmth.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2024
“I was thinking maybe he was embellishing because he wanted to get out of there.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2021
The principal decorative work was being carried on by a Chinese-looking, pig-tailed artist, evidently not a local celebrity, who was embellishing the walls most profusely with scenes, portrayed in the purest style of pre-Raphaelite colouring.
From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by William Henry Knight
