repaint
verb (used with object)
to paint again.
was repainting
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past progressiveof repaint.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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One of the biggest projects was repainting the exterior of the house.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2021
In one of the beach community subdivisions at Toms River, Russ Miller was repainting his house in the second row just off the beach.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2013
The late September chill was repainting the landscape.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2012
By dawn a swirling nor'easter was repainting the state white after an unseasonable two-week thaw..
From Time Magazine Archive
A workman was repainting the pillars inside the patio.
From Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry
