lessen
verb (used without object)
to become less.
was lessening
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past progressiveof lessen.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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This, in Redick’s mind, would be the signal, the sign that the emotional baggage Doncic has carried since having his life and career upended via a shocking trade was lessening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2025
Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said the risk of snow was lessening and would "more or less be confined to Scottish mountains" by the end of the week.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2023
When my husband picked me up from the hospital after my discharge, I climbed into his truck feeling positive, sensing the aftermath’s intensity was lessening.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2018
Pavlov argued that Moscow's ability to stem the flow of weapons to Central America depended on Soviet confidence that the military threat to Managua was lessening.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few little Mazaruni daisies survived here and there, blossoming bravely, trying to believe that the shade was lessening, and not daily becoming more dense.
From Edge of the Jungle by William Beebe
