metamorphose
verb (used with object)
to change the form or nature of; transform.
was metamorphosing
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past progressiveof metamorphose.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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But even Goldman was metamorphosing into a trading powerhouse.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 2, 2011
Curiosity attracted him into one of the Hilo meetings, and the bad giant fell under the resistless, mysterious influence which was metamorphosing thousands of Hawaiians.
From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
The lust for power in the mere gambling and winning was metamorphosing into the lust for power in order to revenge.
From Burning Daylight by Jack London
