flower
noun
the blossom of a plant.
was flowering
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past progressiveof flower.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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On a sweltering August day, the co-op’s half was flowering and well-tended, while the other side was overgrown, with broad, green leaves spilling onto the sidewalk.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2019
What can you say about a man who took his wife to Moscow for their honeymoon in the days when the Soviet Union was flowering in all its privation and wretched misery.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 21, 2016
When Miles Davis' innovative drummer, Williams, died tragically after routine surgery in 1997, he was flowering as a composer and arranger.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2011
In the valley below us, smoke was flowering from small buds into huge white blossoms.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everything around was flowering, humming, singing; in the distance shone the waters of the lakes; a light-hearted holiday mood took possession of all.
From On the Eve by Constance Garnett
