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
The grass was greening and all nature seemed turning to thoughts of love.
From Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton
Spring was greening the landscape in all directions.
From A Gamble with Life by Silas K. (Silas Kitto) Hocking
