frost
noun
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
was frosting
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past progressiveof frost.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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“There was frosting on Bodhi’s mouth. The lesson is that as well as you think you know your dog, they can always surprise you.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2019
Moonlight was frosting the dew, and an old sun-dial threw a long shadow.
From To Let by John Galsworthy
A slight warm breeze was frosting the water, blending moonshine and star shimmer; the ocean lay like a lake, yet the nearest mainland was perhaps a thousand miles away.
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
Suddenly Luke realized that it was growing very cold; there was a bite to the foul air, and moisture from the red mist was frosting his beard.
From Vulcan's Workshop by Harl Vincent
When the touch of Time was frosting his own head, he leads Natty, as a youth, over the first warpath of his hero.
From James Fenimore Cooper by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) Phillips
