green
adjective
of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum.
was greening
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past progressiveof green.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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An obvious benefit, such as living near Hampstead Heath, became a great blessing, in those weeks when the underbrush was greening up and the first trees coming into blossom and leaf.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2020
I did not return to the merry-go-round until the snow was gone and the grass was greening among the stumps.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
Spring was greening the landscape in all directions.
From A Gamble with Life by Silas K. (Silas Kitto) Hocking
The grass was greening and all nature seemed turning to thoughts of love.
From Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton
