glory
noun
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown.
was glorying
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past progressiveof glory.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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"He was glorying in what he had done," Mr Aspden added.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2021
His face beamed like that of some young student who was glorying in his first duel.
From Debts of Honor by Arthur B. (Arthur Battishill) Yolland
She was glorying in the life of the west, which was becoming more and more alluring to her as the days passed.
From Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
The last time I saw Captain Gould he was glorying in having the smartest and best girl in Ostable County.
From Mary-'Gusta by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Columbine was glorying in a glistening new coat of paint—yellow, to be sure.
From Memories of a Musical Life by William Mason
