solemnize
verb (used with object)
to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
was solemnizing
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past progressiveof solemnize.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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At first the sound was solemnizing, then it was saddening.
From The Lighthouse by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
After Hercules had accomplished his labours, when Eurystheus was solemnizing some sacrificial feast, he also was invited.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
Not half a mile away a wedding was at that time taking place, and a man who called himself a minister could not discern the signs of the times, but was solemnizing a marriage.
From The End of the World A Love Story by Edward Eggleston
