silver
noun
a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Ag; 107.870; 47; 10.5 at 20°C.
was silvering
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past progressiveof silver.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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The moon's broad disk over the headland was silvering the objects dimly.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
"We'll have a breather on deck to clear your old head." iii By this time the moon was silvering the river, riding high above the earth, serenely a thing of eternal mystery to her beholders.
From Nocturne by Frank Swinnerton
The nearly full moon was silvering the tops of the trees and casting deep, black shadows on the ground.
From Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris by Steven Spurrier
It was silvering the tops of the overhanging boughs, and was quiveringly mirrored on the light ripple.
From A Love Story by A Bushman
The daylight rapidly departed; and presently the moon was silvering the frozen snow.
From The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
