relive
verb (used with object)
to experience again, as an emotion.
was reliving
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past progressiveof relive.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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Kieran Trippier looked like he was reliving a nightmare.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
I immediately recognized her as a long-in-the-fight hope warrior, an old hippie or other anti-war peace-and-justice type who was reliving her youth.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2025
With his psychoanalyst, they came to the conclusion that he was reliving his birth.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 5, 2023
Just like every fan of the Seattle Kraken, Tod Leiweke on Tuesday was reliving the spectacular, decisive goal by 20-year-old Wyatt Johnston the night before and pondering what could have been.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2023
Hazel had almost forgotten she was reliving her past.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
