nurture
verb (used with object)
to feed and protect.
was nurturing
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past progressiveof nurture.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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A sports scientist named Martin Erikstad had heard about a place that was nurturing talent while keeping everyone happy, so he set out to understand Bryne’s secrets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Her grandmother was nurturing, and they slept in the same bed, talking as they fell asleep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2021
While the basic needs of young children were met in the shelters, the environment was more restrictive than it was nurturing.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2018
The killing attracted national attention right as Giuliani was nurturing national political ambitions.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2016
How little he guessed that she was nurturing in her heart any sentiment likely to turn her father's love to a fierce anger, of which she had not supposed him capable!
From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B.
